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Published 9 Oct 2026, 09:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CNC Lathe with integrated extraction

Official notice

Authority: Health and Safety Executive (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£62,500£75,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2026
Contract term Ends 28 Feb 2027starts 28 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Science, Engineering and Analysis Division (SEAD) of the Health and Safety Executive invites sealed tenders from qualified and experienced service providers to provide competitive quotations for the provision of a CNC lathe to replace/upgrade one of our existing lathes.

All the required equipment will be for our facility located at the HSE Science and Research Centre, Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9JN.

CPV: Machine tools

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£62,500
Contract period: 28 Feb 2027 – 28 Feb 2027Value: £62,500 exc. VAT · £75,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK

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

Lot awarding rule: The successful supplier will be selected based on the appropriateness of the suggested product to HSE's needs combined with an assessment of the cost against other tender submissions. Assessment of cost will include the longer-term value for money of the machine such as the cost of optional upgrades and accessories that may not procured at this time. If you are able to supply the item and wish to submit a bid, please do so via the In-Tend portal within the timescales detailed above. Please note that any bids received outside the portal (i.e. via email) will NOT be accepted and will not be evaluated. Any queries on the tender must also be submitted through the procurement portal.

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
9 Oct 2026, 09:54 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 09:54 BST
Authority reference
T4961
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095488
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Machine tools
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078455 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: 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
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender documents are available via the HSE In-Tend supplier e-procurement portal. All responses and requests for clarification must be submitted via the portal. Registration is free of charge and can be completed via the following link:

in-tendhost.co.uk/hse ↗

Timeline

9 Oct 2026 → 28 Feb 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published17 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 09:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by10 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline3 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
  4. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 123 days
    28 Feb 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 09:54 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Health and Safety Executive

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBXM-4389-TXVZ Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, Liverpool, North West, L20 7HSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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