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DNA Sequencers

Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Police Authority: "DNA Sequencers". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish Police AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Scottish Police Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.7Bids / Report
21.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 19 active published awards; 19 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Police Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published8 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
Last source update8 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationClinical forensics equipment and supplies
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05909b
What is being bought
The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) was required to tender an opportunity to appoint a suitably experienced and competent Contractor to provide DNA Sequencers for STR Analysis using capillary electrophoresis plus post installation, training and an associated maintenance package.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    8 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    8 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
  4. tender value changed
    19 Sept 2025, 09:17 BST
  5. Status changed to published status
    19 Sept 2025, 09:17 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    19 Sept 2025, 09:17 BST
  7. Submission deadline changed to published date
    19 Sept 2025, 09:17 BST
  8. Published value updated to £3,500,000
    29 Aug 2025, 15:01 BST
  9. Status changed to active
    29 Aug 2025, 15:01 BST
  10. Official notice release published
    29 Aug 2025, 15:01 BST
  11. Submission deadline changed to 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    29 Aug 2025, 15:01 BST
  12. Buyer information updated
    29 Aug 2025, 15:01 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    SPA Forensic Services had a requirement to procure and install an automated liquid handling system plus post installation training, an associated maintenance package and consumables. The instrument must be able to precisely and accurately sample, dilute and dispense solvated certified drug reference materials to produce complex drug mixes for the purpose of calibration and quality control samples for quantification purposes.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    8 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · £157,195
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Life Technologies Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£157,195 · signed 31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 7 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 6 (lot 1)
smeBids: 5 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-163120
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  • Scottish Police Authority
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    2 French Street, Dalmarnock, Glasgow, UKM, G40 4EH
    jean.iyinikkel@scotland.police.uk
    +44 3004252231

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    Glasgow

  • Life Technologies Ltd
    supplier

    3 Fountain Drive, Inchinnan Business Park, Inchinnan, UKM, PA4 9RF
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