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Published 6 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Instrument for Biophysical Analysis

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£335,117≈ £335k / year · £335,117 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Nov 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 10 Dec 2026 · starts 11 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase an instrument for biophysical analysis to sit within our multi-user Molecular Interactions Bio-Analytical Shared Resource Laboratory. We require the instrument to carry out in-solution biophysical measurements of complex molecular interactions.

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.

The closing date for submissions is 12midday 5th November 2025

CPV: Analysis apparatus · Checking and testing apparatus · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Measuring and control equipment · Measuring instruments · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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
  • Simple description: All criteria are outlined in the procurement documents.

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
6 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Nov 2025
Authority reference
IM-1025-ACF-WMS-BIOPHYS-SB
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062372
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Analysis apparatusChecking and testing apparatusLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Measuring and control equipmentMeasuring instrumentsResearch, testing and scientific technical simulator
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a86d 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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick/… ↗

All submissions are carrier out through in-tend

Timeline

6 Oct 2025 → 11 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published385 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
  2. Clarification questions by362 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline355 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by333 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts320 days ago
    11 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000678 University House, Kirby Corner Road , Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender