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Published 31 Mar 2025, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EH2 Dehumidifiers · UK public procurement notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Published estimate£52,000£52,000 inc. VAT0.2% above published estimate

Submissions closed 7 Apr 2025awarded 7 May 2025

Awarded to Dryserve Limited

Contract term 1 moends 1 Jun 2025 · starts 21 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Salford is looking to appoint a supplier for the manufacture and supply of dehumidifiers within the environmental research and testing chambers at Energy House 2.0,

University of Salford, Frederick Road Campus, Frederick Rd, Salford M6 6PU.

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Industrial machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEPublished value£52,000

Contract period: 21 Apr 2025 – 1 Jun 2025 (1 mo)Value: £52,000 exc. VAT · £52,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting 42000000 Industrial machinery

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 award criteria is based on Price Adherence to technical specification Warranty Delivery

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: Awarded
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: 31 Mar 2025, 15:46 BST
Last source update: 8 May 2025, 11:54 BST
Authority reference: UoS/DH/24/25/QTR3/EH2 Dehumidifiers
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-012068
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingIndustrial machinery
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fad1 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: 7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 6 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

For full tender information and to express an interest please visit our InTend portal

in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

31 Mar 2025 → 8 May 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
31 Mar 2025, 15:46 BST
Clarification questions by
6 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
21 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published
8 May 2025, 11:54 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
31 Mar 2025, 15:46 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
8 May 2025, 11:54 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
8 May 2025, 11:54 BST
Contract signature expected
8 May 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £52,1001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 3

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dryserve Limited12 May 2025 – 1 Jul 2025	£52,100 inc. VAT	7 May 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dryserve LimitedAwarded supplier Innovation House Molly Millars Close, Wokingham, Berkshire, South East, RG41 2RXContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 May 2025, 11:54 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender31 Mar 2025, 15:46 BST