UKRI-2652 Confocal Laser scanning microscope

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Awarded value£135,182published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Dec 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Metprep Limited

Re-procurement plannedUKRI-6130 Single Photon Counting Confocal Microscope · tender expected 14 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Confocal Laser scanning microscope

CPV: Microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East · Oxfordshire

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Dec 2022, 14:05 GMT
Last source update: 20 Dec 2022, 14:05 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-2652
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-036047
Classification (CPV): Microscopes
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0392ea Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: This is the only source of a suitable microscope and the software needed to allow for quantitative analysis of materials when studied using a confocal laser scanning microscope.

Publisher note: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents is available at: https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Documents/UKRIPOTCs.pdf To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=745817192" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=745817192</a> GO Reference: GO-20221220-PRO-21793284

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £135,1821 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Metprep LimitedSME	£135,182 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Confocal Laser scanning microscope · Metprep LimitedSME
Signed
1 Dec 2022
Value
£135,182
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research and Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch and innovation Polaris House,, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MetPrep LtdAwarded supplier02639800 1 Falkland Close, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8AU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.