Official UK procurement notice
In Vivo Optical Imaging System
Authority: University of Warwick (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase an in vivo imaging system capable of high sensitivity detection of bioluminescent and fluorescent light signals from small laboratory animal subjects under anaesthesia.
In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick ↗).
The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) or the Procurement Act 2023 and associated Procurement Regulations 2024 (and as may be amended from time to time) and its procurement activities are not subject to the requirements set out therein or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Should the University advertise contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Find-A-Tender platform or other contract opportunity advertising site or platform, this 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: Measuring instruments · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£250,000
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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).
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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).
- Simple description: See tender documentation for full details
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 14 Jan 2026, 15:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2026, 15:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
ST-01-26-IVASWMS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003166- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0605d4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published285 days ago14 Jan 2026, 15:05 GMT
- Submission deadline257 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by210 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 15:05 GMTUK4
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