Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2712/25 Supply, Delivery, Installation, Consumables, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Dual Capillary Rheometer for the characterisation of polymer and composite materials
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQueen’s University of Belfast wishes to procure a Dual Capillary Rheometer, to measure material flow properties under elevated temperature as a function of shear rate of polymer and composite materials. For a comprehensive description of the requirements under this Contract please see document "QUB271225 Contract Specification
CPV: Rheometers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 40%
- Price: 60%
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 17 Feb 2025, 19:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 May 2025, 09:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2712/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027463- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e301Find a Tender
- Review procedure
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Mar 2025, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Mar 2025 → 26 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Mar 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Notice published26 May 2025, 09:58 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 May 2025, 09:58 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Particular Sciences LtdSMESupply, Delivery, Installation, Consumables, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Dual Capillary Rheometer for the characterisation of polymer and composite materials | £220,025 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply, Delivery, Installation, Consumables, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Dual Capillary Rheometer for the characterisation of polymer and composite materials · Particular Sciences LtdSME
- Signed
- 22 May 2025
- Value
- £220,025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Particular Sciences LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.