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Published 6 Apr 2026, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for the provision of Satellite Tags.

Official notice

Authority: Edinburgh Napier University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate€80,500exc. VAT30.5% below final estimate
Submissions closed 12 May 2026awarded 28 May 2026
Awarded to Illumina Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of satellite tags to support an investigation into the connectivity of elasmobranchs between Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. This is part of the EU-supported PeacePlus funding call involving the MOSAIC project.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Tags

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Edinburgh Napier University invites tenders from interested economic operators for the…AwardedPublished value€80,500

Edinburgh Napier University invites tenders from interested economic operators for the provision of Satellite Tags under the MOSAIC four-year PeacePlus funded project.

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Campus, 9 Sighthill Court, EDINBURGH EH11 4BN.
Extensions: The University may be awarded additional funding (up to an additional 89 700 EUR). If successful in its application, the grant will be used to purchase additional tags compatible with or identical to, the initial purchase.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical merit.: 35%
  • Account Management and delivery of Service and Dispute Resolution.: 25%
  • price: 30%
  • Environmental Responsibility.: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical merit.: 35%
  • Account Management and delivery of Service and Dispute Resolution.: 25%
  • Environmental Responsibility.: 10%
  • Price: 30%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Tenderers must declare by way of the SPD that they satisfy the financial and economic standing requirements(s) relating to Annual Accounts, Annual Turnover and Insurances and that they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation specified below to the University in each case.

    Minimum: Provision of Audited Accounts for the last three financial years, or such lesser period as is available if the Tenderer has not been trading or incorporated for three full years. Annual Turnover of 160 000.00 EUR for each of the last three years, or such lesser period as is avail…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Tenderers must declare by way of the SPD that they satisfy the technical and professional requirements and that they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation relating to Organisation, Experience and Quality Control specified below to the Contracting Authority in each case.

    Minimum: Organisation: the Tenderer’s staff numbers, managerial structure and educational and professional qualifications of the firm’s managerial staff and in particular, of the people working on the contract, to demonstrate organisational capacity to deliver the contract. Experience: a …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Apr 2026, 15:46 BST
Last source update
2 Jun 2026, 09:39 BST
Award evaluation window
12 May 2026 – …
Authority reference
100SAS-ENU-2526-067-PRFxxx
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051700
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Tags
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c81 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:832738)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
12 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 May 2026 → 2 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline163 days ago
    12 May 2026, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened163 days ago
    12 May 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published142 days ago
    2 Jun 2026, 09:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Jun 2026, 09:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £55,9351 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Illumina Ltd£55,935 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 051700-2026-100SAS-ENU-2526-067-PRF1509-1 · Illumina Ltd

    Signed
    28 May 2026
    Value
    £55,935
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Edinburgh Napier University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation SC018373 Sighthill Campus, 9 Sighthill Court, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH11 4BNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtMediation bodyReview body EDINBURGHContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wildlife ComputersAwarded supplier 8310 154th Avenue NE, Suite 150, Redmond, WA, US, 98052Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.