Official UK procurement notice
Supply, Delivery and Installation of Power Semiconductor Reliability Testing Equipment
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBackground
The UK urgently requires a sovereign, open-access advanced semiconductor packaging capability to close a well-evidenced market failure. Today, UK innovators in photonics and power electronics rely on overseas Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facilities for scaling to volume packaging, which fragments the supply chain, extends lead times, increases Intellectual Property (IP) leakage risk, and exposes critical technologies to geopolitical disruption.
The National Centre for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging (NCASP) is the missing link that converts research excellence into manufacturable products.
NCASP is creating an integrated, industry-led scale-up facility that connects UK device design to domestic, high-volume packaging, test and metrology – reducing time-to-market and anchoring value onshore.
Description
This tender is to ensure that the devices packaged by the facility or our clients meet industry standards, the facility is planning to procure three reliability testing equipment/systems as follows:
(1) Climatic chamber 1 for high temperature bias test,
(2) Climatic chamber 2 for high temperature and high humidity bias test,
(3) Thermal shock test chamber.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This tender is to ensure that the devices packaged by the facility or our clients meet…Renewal
This tender is to ensure that the devices packaged by the facility or our clients meet industry standards, the facility is planning to procure three reliability testing equipment/systems as follows:
(1) Climatic chamber 1 for high temperature bias test,
(2) Climatic chamber 2 for high temperature and high humidity bias test,
(3) Thermal shock test chamber.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
4B 1.2 Turnover
Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 2,000,000 GBP for the last 3 (three) years, to ensure the University is protected from any unforeseen financial risks that may impact the supplier or supply chain.
Minimum: 4B.5.1- 4B5.3 Insurances Insurance requirements are in line with levels identified in the UOS standard Terms and Conditions. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 Previous Experience
Bidders will be required to provide three (3) examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the equipment as stated in the Contract Notice.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Jul 2026, 11:54 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
UOS-43845-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068163- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cea6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32205. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please see Procurement documents for full details (SC Ref:818603) The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32205. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please see Procurement documents for full details (SC Ref:835634)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
20 Jul 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published93 days ago20 Jul 2026, 11:54 BST
- Submission deadline63 days ago19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened63 days ago19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.