Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of a CryoFIB SEM
Authority: University of Bristol (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Bristol is sought tenders for a versatile, fully integrated dual beam Focused Ion Beam/ Scanning Electron Microscope (FIBSEM) with a Cryo-stage that will allow the milling of lamella from frozen-hydrated cells and tissue (via cryo lift out). A contract has now been awarded to FEI UK Ltd following an Open Tender.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 80
- Price: 20
- Price: 80/20 Technical/Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Dec 2024, 14:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2025, 14:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
2024-043685- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005178- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c31bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2025 → 17 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline13 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Feb 2025, 14:38 GMT
- Contract starts17 Feb 2025
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Feb 2025, 14:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEI UK Limited | £1,499,734 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Procurement of a CryoFIB SEM · FEI UK Limited
- Signed
- 14 Feb 2024
- Value
- £1,499,734
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FEI UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.