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Published 11 Jun 2026, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Delivery, Installation & On-Site Maintenance of Digitisation Scanning Equipment

Official notice

Authority: UK Hydrographic Office (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£80,000≈ £80k / year · £96,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 3 Aug 2027 · starts 3 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, Delivery, Installation & On-Site Maintenance of Digitisation Scanning Equipment for the UK Hydrographic Office.

The objective of this tender is to procure brand-new digitisation equipment and accompanying software (with licence) to support the high-quality, digital capture of a wide range of archival and heritage materials of varying size, thickness and weight.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Taunto… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/S3XYA27NWF ↗

CPV: Scanners

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 3 Aug 2026 – 3 Aug 2027 (1 yr)Value: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Price: 85%Social value: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 85 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jun 2026, 14:08 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2026, 14:08 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055251
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Scanners
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b303 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
13 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗ Access Code: S3XYA27NWF

Timeline

11 Jun 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published139 days ago
    11 Jun 2026, 14:08 BST
  2. Clarification questions by128 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline107 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
  4. Contract starts87 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2026, 14:08 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Hydrographic Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZG-9616-WGXT Admiralty Way, Taunton, South West, TA1 2DNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender