Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5037 Automated Ultramicrotome and Trimming Tool
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£190,000£228,000 inc. VAT0.2% above final estimate
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 7 Oct 2025
Awarded to Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd2 awards
Contract term 6 moends 19 Mar 2026 · up to 19 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 3 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of an automated ultramicrotome system and a rapid trimming tool in order to allow the preparation of samples for imaging on electron and optical microscopes.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not Required
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£190,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Anti-vibration System: 15%
- Section Thickness: 10%
- Cutting and Advance control: 10%
- User interface memory and data export: 10%
- Delivery and Installation: 10%
- Warranty, service and training: 5%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- Price: Price criteria
- Anti-vibration System
- Section Thickness
- Cutting and Advance control
- User interface memory and data export
- Delivery and Installation
- Warranty, service and training
- Social Value
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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 13:48 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2025, 10:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
C0267- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042775- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056570Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 10 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 13:48 BST
- Clarification questions by22 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts385 days ago3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent374 days ago14 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends359 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published347 days ago10 Nov 2025, 10:30 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 13:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Oct 2025, 13:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Oct 2025, 13:58 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Nov 2025, 10:30 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £190,3371 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd31 Oct 2025 – 30 Mar 2027 · up to 27 Mar 2030Extensions: The Contract duration shall be for a period of 18 months with options to extend for three further 12-month periods. | £190,337same award published again · counted once | 7 Oct 2025standstill to 28 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
| Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd | £190,337 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5037 Automated Ultramicrotome and Trimming Tool · Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2025
- Value
- £190,337
- Period
- 4 Nov 2025 – 30 Mar 2027 · up to 27 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract duration shall be for a period of 18 months with options to extend for three further 12-month periods.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Leica Microsystems(UK)LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender