Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2779 Provision of a Maintenance Contract for Bd High Specification Flow Cytometers for the University of Glasgow
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPURCH2779 Provision of a Maintenance Contract for Bd High Specification Flow Cytometers for the University of Glasgow.
The College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences currently has eleven BD (Becton Dickinson) instruments located across the
University of Glasgow estate. The instruments are heavily used and play a fundamental role in the research of the College including
medical research and clinical trials.
They must be maintained, serviced and repaired to an exacting standard.
This exercise is being carried out in advance of any formal procurement exercise, it s not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise. All
information contained within this notice is subject to change.
Please refer to PURCH2779 Prior Information Notice & RFI document for full details.
Please return your completed RFI to hannah.dobby@glasgow.ac.uk no later than 12 noon on Friday 12th September 2025. Submitting an
RFI means your organisation agrees to further engagement with the University on this project, prior to any further ensuing procurement
activity.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PURCH2779 Provision of a Maintenance Contract for Bd High Specification Flow…Planned
PURCH2779 Provision of a Maintenance Contract for Bd High Specification Flow Cytometers for the University of Glasgow.
Please refer to PURCH2779 Request for Information & RFI document for full details.
Please return the RFI to hannah.dobby@glasgow.ac.uk by 12 noon on 12th September 2025.
Please note that participation in this RFI exercise does not put your Organisation in a preferential position, but it will allow us to consider
the market capabilities for our requirement.
The purpose of this RFI is for the University of Glasgow to be able to understand what the market can offer so that we can run a robust tender process. The information gathered as a result of the RFI process will assist us to develop our tender strategy.
Suppliers should only note interest if they have the capacity, capability and expertise to provide the minimum requirements.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST
- Authority reference
PURCH2779- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052587- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0590cdFind a Tender
Publisher note: Please return the RFI to hannah.dobby@glasgow.ac.uk by 12 noon on 12th September 2025 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=808697. (SC Ref:808697)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Aug 2025 → 19 Sept 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published29 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST
- Tender notice expected19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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