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Published 15 Sept 2025, 10:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Theatre Control Equipment · UK public procurement notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Published estimate£100,000£100,000 inc. VAT3.2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 29 Sept 2025awarded 2 Oct 2025

Awarded to Adlib Audio

Contract term 6 moends 1 Apr 2026 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The New Adelphi Theatre at the University of Salford is both a centre for Performing Arts education and a professional receiving venue. Now 9 years since opening, we are looking to update and upgrade the lighting and sound control desks within the venue to accommodate the broad range of demands on the space.

CPV: Lighting equipment and electric lamps · Microphones and loudspeakers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£100,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 (6 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £100,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

31500000 Lighting equipment and electric lamps 32340000 Microphones and loudspeakers

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

Lot awarding rule: Quality 40% Added Value 10% Sustainability 10% Price 40% Total 100% For full award criteria please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home.

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: Awarded
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: 15 Sept 2025, 10:38 BST
Last source update: 3 Oct 2025, 12:25 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-056461
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Lighting equipment and electric lampsMicrophones and loudspeakers
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059a03 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 28 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To view tender information and documents, please go to in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home ↗.

Timeline

15 Sept 2025 → 3 Oct 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
15 Sept 2025, 10:38 BST
Clarification questions by393 days ago
28 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline392 days ago
29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts391 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published388 days ago
3 Oct 2025, 12:25 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
15 Sept 2025, 10:38 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
3 Oct 2025, 12:25 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Oct 2025, 12:25 BST
Contract signature expected
3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £96,8081 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 77 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Adlib AudioSME20 Oct 2025 – 1 Apr 2026	£96,808 inc. VAT	2 Oct 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7final-stage tenders	7	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Adlib Audio LimitedAwarded supplier Adlib House, Kitling Road, Knowsley, North West, L34 9JSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Oct 2025, 12:25 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender15 Sept 2025, 10:38 BST