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Published 22 Jan 2025, 16:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

High Speed Nanoindenter · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£115,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Feb 2025awarded 12 May 2025
Awarded to BRUKER UK LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 23 Mar 2026 · starts 24 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Warwick has a requirement for High Speed Nanoindenter.In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick)… ↗ University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Measuring instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of Warwick has a requirement for High Speed Nanoindenter.Please refer…Awarded 1 yr

The University of Warwick has a requirement for High Speed Nanoindenter.Please refer to in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick ↗ for further information. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

Contract period: 24 Mar 2025 – 23 Mar 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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
Price: 35%Environmental: 65%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • price: 35%
  • Specification, Performance, Aftersales and Sustainability: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Specification, Performance, Aftersales and Sustainability: 65%
  • Price: 35%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Jan 2025, 16:03 GMT
Last source update
12 May 2025, 09:09 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
NJ-01-25-ARC-WMG-HSNanoindenter-GW
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020292
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Measuring instruments
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d587 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

**** Only applicable if an OJEU Procedure*****The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved please flag this via In-Tends correspondence tool. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 30 days).

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Feb 2025, 12:10 GMT

Timeline

21 Feb 2025 → 12 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Feb 2025, 12:10 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    24 Mar 2025
  4. Notice published
    12 May 2025, 09:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 May 2025, 09:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £115,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 12 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BRUKER UK LIMITED£115,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • High Speed Nanoindenter · BRUKER UK LIMITED

    Signed
    12 May 2025
    Value
    £115,000
    Period
    … – 23 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of warwick

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Kirby Corner Road , Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bruker UK LtdAwarded supplier Welland House, Longwood Close, Westwood Business Park,, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria