Flow Cytometer System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City University (Education)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Awarded value£138,317published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 13 May 2026

Awarded to Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Birmingham City University currently has a number of basic outdated non-functional flow cytometer machines from 2017 that are no longer functional or relevant to current teaching. This exercise is for one new flow cytometer as a replacement to allow teaching and learning for biomedical sciences to continue.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

33100000 Medical equipments

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jul 2026, 15:47 BST
Last source update: 8 Jul 2026, 15:47 BST
Authority reference: PS129B
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-064346
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c6af Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026

Contract award notice published
8 Jul 2026, 15:47 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £138,3171 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Beckman Coulter United Kingdom LimitedPS129B - Flow Cytometer System9 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	£138,317 inc. VAT	13 May 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMDM-3781-JGCD Joseph Priestley Building, Cardigan Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7BDContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Beckman Coulter LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00640961 Amersham Place, Little Chalfont, Amersham, South East, HP7 9NAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Jul 2026, 15:47 BST