Official UK procurement notice
XRF Spectrometer · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of a high-performance, fully automated, computer-controlled sequential wavelength-dispersive XRF spectrometer. The instrument should be capable of conducting, with high precision and accuracy, quantitative, qualitative and semi-quantitative (standardless) analysis from sub-ppm level to 100%, with the capability of analysing elements from boron through to uranium.
CPV: Checking and testing apparatus · Spectrometers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jan 2024, 14:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 May 2025, 10:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
EC1016- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022487- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d2bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:799187)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 60 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
5 Feb 2024 → 19 May 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected5 Feb 2024
- Submission deadline4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published19 May 2025, 10:38 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2025- Published value updated to £278,2325 Mar 2025, 10:01 GMTwas £250,000
- Status changed to active5 Mar 2025, 10:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Mar 2025, 10:01 GMT
- Deadline published: 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST5 Mar 2025, 10:01 GMT
- Status changed to complete19 May 2025, 10:38 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciMed Ltd | £277,305 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022487-2025-EC1016-1 · SciMed Ltd
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £277,305
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SciMed LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria