Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 26 Mar 2025, 17:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Oxford Brookes University (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£70,000≈ £14k / year · £70,000 inc. VAT15.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2025awarded 1 Jul 2025
Awarded to MagVenture Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 13 May 2030 · up to 13 May 2035 with extensions · starts 14 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system. This system will be used for scientific research involving both patient and non-patient groups, as well as for teaching and demonstration purposes. The TMS system will play a crucial role in research, teaching and for demonstration purposes. The supplier will be responsible for the installation, with regular servicing, and maintenance of the system as a desirable aspect, and will also provide occasional support for integration with other research equipment (such as interfacing with EEG, delivery of TMS pulse based on stimulus properties).

CPV: Biomedical equipment · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Simulators

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£70,000
Contract period: 14 May 2025 – 13 May 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 13 May 2035 with extensionsValue: £70,000 exc. VAT · £70,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Parts and consumables where required throughout the life of the contract and servicing. · If servicing is taken on, it will be inline with the life span of the equipment.

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: University Quality Requirements (ITT) 30% Commercials - 70%

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
26 Mar 2025, 17:13 GMT
Last source update
14 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011410
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Biomedical equipmentMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsSimulators
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f926 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Mar 2025 → 14 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Mar 2025, 17:13 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    17 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    14 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Mar 2025, 17:13 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £67,4981 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MagVenture LtdSME£67,498 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · MagVenture LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Jul 2025
    Value
    £67,498
    Period
    1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2030 · up to 30 Jun 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Servicing and Maintenance of goods

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford Brookes University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGL-1164-DJLT · GB-UKPRN: 10004930 Gipsy Lane Headington, Oxford, South East, OX3 0BPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MagVenture LtdAwarded supplier 18 Yr Hen Farchnad, Llandeilo, Wales, SA19 6BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender