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Official UK procurement notice

250103 - A High Speed 2D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) System

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 May 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 17 Jun 2026 · up to 17 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 16 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen's University Belfast wishes to procure a High Speed 2D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) System for use including biomedical, wind tunnel and water flume applications. Future system requirements will include the purchase of additional cameras, stereoscopic (micro and macro) PIV measurements, and volumetric PIV measurements with and without fluid structure interaction measurements.

  • No preliminary market engagement: N/A none conducted

CPV: Industrial lasers · Lasers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£1,000,000
Contract period: 16 Jun 2025 – 17 Jun 2026 (1 yr) · up to 17 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: 12 months warranty, maintenance, and the purchase of any associated consumables, cameras & ancillary items included with options to extend for a further 48 months or until the end of useable life of the equipment.
38636100 Lasers38636110 Industrial lasers

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
  • Simple description: Mandatory Technical Requirements - Pass / Fail Desirable Technical Characteristics - 41% Qualitative Requirements - 5% Sustainable Procurement - 2% Energy Consumption - 2% Price - 50%

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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
17 Apr 2025, 16:38 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2025, 15:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 May 2025
Authority reference
250103
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016045
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Industrial lasersLasers
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05052e Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

as described within the tender documentation

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗

Timeline

17 Apr 2025 → 20 Aug 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 16:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    27 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    16 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    20 Aug 2025, 15:16 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 16:38 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 20:31 BST
    UK4
  3. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Aug 2025, 15:16 BST
    UK12
  4. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2025, 15:16 BST
Published amendments (1)

Tender Terminated

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—17 Apr 2025Cancelled

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 17 Jun 2026
    Status
    cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-NIC: 101788 University Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSuppliers wishing to express an interest in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
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