Official UK procurement notice
Large Scale Powder Atomic Layer Deposition (PALD) tool
Authority: University of Warwick (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a Large Scale Powder Atomic Layer Deposition tool, or “PALD”, for the Energy Innovation Centre and the wider materials & manufacturing research & development activities in Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) – University of Warwick.
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.
- No preliminary market engagement: University of Warwick are not a contracting authority
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Microelectronic machinery and apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Ability to meet specification and performance: 40%
- Aftersales services and Warranty: 20%
- Total Cost: 30%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Ability to meet specification and performance
- Total Cost
- Aftersales services and Warranty
- Sustainability
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:08 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
ST-07-26-PALDWMG- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075672- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dffdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Aug 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published77 days ago10 Aug 2026, 12:08 BST
- Submission deadline45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 5 days1 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 6 days1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published10 Aug 2026, 12:08 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender