Official UK procurement notice
CEFAS25-58 In-vitro toxicity assay system for water and marine sediment testing
Authority: Cefas
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£14,583£17,500 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2025
Contract term 7 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 18 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCefas require one portable in-vitro toxicity assay system suitable for use in marine and environmental monitoring applications. The equipment will be used to assess the toxicity of marine seawater and sediment samples through bioluminescence inhibition assays.
CPV: Detection and analysis apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£14,583
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
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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).
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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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Cost: 30%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social value
- Cost
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
n/a
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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jul 2025, 12:03 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2025, 12:03 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036366- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05569bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Jul 2025 → 18 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 Jul 2025, 12:03 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Jul 2025, 12:03 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender