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Published 14 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2873 - PPE1004041 Direct Award for the Provision of Supply of Laboratory Information Management System

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Awarded value£202,652published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Autoscribe Informatics Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PURCH2873 - PPE1004041 Direct Award for the Provision of Supply of Laboratory Information Management System.

Supply of laboratory information management system. Costs include implementation, equipment interfacing, data migration, 14 user licences and an ongoing support package.

Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed.

Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b)(ii)Technical Reasons

CPV: Medical information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PURCH2873 - PPE1004041 Direct Award for the Provision of Supply of Laboratory…Awarded

PURCH2873 - PPE1004041 Direct Award for the Provision of Supply of Laboratory Information Management System.

LIMS for VDS (Laboratory Information Management System for Veterinary Diagnostic Services).

Supply of laboratory information management system. Costs include implementation, equipment interfacing, data migration, 14 user licences and an ongoing support package and is the only system which can meet specification.

Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
Last source update: 14 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
Authority reference: PURCH2873 - PPE1004041
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002984
Classification (CPV): Medical information systems
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060565 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons

Publisher note: (SC Ref:820390)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £202,6521 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Autoscribe Informatics LtdSME	£202,652 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002984-2026-PURCH2873 - PPE1004041-1 · Autoscribe Informatics LtdSME
Signed
1 Dec 2025
Value
£202,652
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Glasgow

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Tay House, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Autoscribe Informatics LtdAwarded supplier 1-2 Venus House, Calleva Park, Aldermaston, Reading, UK, RG7 8DAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.