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Published 30 Sept 2026, 11:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UOW1002 - Video, audio and vital signs recording for medical procedures and simulation

Authority: University of Worcester (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Budget not disclosed£0£0 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 15 Oct 202612:00 BST · 14d 23h left
Contract term 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 9 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 6all categories · n=15 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Worcester is inviting tenders from suitably experienced suppliers for the provision of a video, audio and vital signs observation and recording system to support medical simulation, clinical skills teaching, assessment, examination and reflective learning.

The solution will be used to remotely view, stream and record simulated medical procedures and related teaching activity, enabling students, staff and examiners to review performance, support feedback and evidence assessment outcomes.

CPV: Audio-visual equipment · Medical computer equipment · Medical information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 2 yrsPublished valueAED 0
Contract period: 9 Nov 2026 — 8 Nov 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensions
Value
AED 0 exc. VAT · AED 0 inc. VAT
Extensions
Option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods
32321200 Audio-visual equipment33197000 Medical computer equipment48814000 Medical information systems

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored

• Technical fit and ability to meet requirements – 50%; • Price and overall value for money – 30%; • Experience and capability – 20%.

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How University of Worcester buys Television and audio-visual equipment (CPV 3232) — and who usually turns up

University of Worcester’s own published record, next to the West Midlands market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Television and audio-visual equipment (CPV 3232) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

University of Worcester

contract notices in 36 months: 40 in all categories (7 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 15 lots. 9 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 6 from older notices (bids received, middle 5.5).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

6all categories · 36m · n=15 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 15 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

7%all categories · 36m · n=15 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 3 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

28% belowall categories · 36m · n=3 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 8 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

99dall categories · 36m · n=8 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 49 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=49 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 33 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%all categories · 36m · n=33 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=15
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 15 lots on 13 contested notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 7%
  • 2–3 13%
  • 4–6 47%
  • 7+ 33%

Middle value 6 · 15 lots on 13 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=3
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 3 lot pairs · all categories, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 100%
  • Within ±2% 0%
  • Above estimate 0%

3 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · authority’s region

West Midlands · Television and audio-visual equipment (CPV 3232)

contract notices delivered in West Midlands in 36 months: 11 in CPV 3232 (6 competed, 2 route not published) · 107 in division 32 (62 competed, 20 route not published) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3232), last 36 months: 3 lots. 2 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 1.5) and 1 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

2CPV 3232 · 36m · n=3 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3232), last 36 months: 3 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

33%CPV 3232 · 36m · n=3 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3232), last 36 months: 3 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

4% aboveCPV 3232 · 36m · n=3 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 32), last 36 months: 18 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

75ddivision 32 · 36m · n=18 notices
SME bidders
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 32), last 36 months: 20 lots.

Last 36 months.

69%division 32 · 36m · n=20 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3232), last 36 months: 8 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

63%CPV 3232 · 36m · n=8 awards
Bids per lot moderate · n=3
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 3 lots on 3 contested notices · CPV 3232, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 33%
  • 2–3 33%
  • 4–6 33%
  • 7+ 0%

Middle value 2 · 3 lots on 3 contested notices · CPV 3232.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=3
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 3 lot pairs · CPV 3232, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 33%
  • Within ±2% 0%
  • Above estimate 67%

3 lot pairs · CPV 3232.

moderate · n=3
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on 3 lots, so only the direction is shown, not a pound figure.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

The middle award in University of Worcester (all categories, n=3 pairs) lands 28% below. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Sept 2026, 11:31 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 11:31 BST
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Audio-visual equipmentMedical computer equipmentMedical information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d5e Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend
Submission portal named on this notice: 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
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
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Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders must be submitted on the University of Worcester's tender portal: supplier.in-tend.co.uk/universityofworcester/ ↗
Published estimate £0 excludes VAT (£0 including VAT).

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedjust passed
    30 Sept 2026, 11:31 BST
  2. Submission deadlinein 15 days
    15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract startsin 40 days
    9 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 11:31 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Worcester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYJR-8772-LLDP Henwick Grove, Worcester, West Midlands, WR2 6AJ [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender