Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 1 Apr 2025, 09:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Awarded value£534,628published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Sept 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8 - Spectral real-time image enabled fluorescence activated cell sorting.

CPV: Medical equipments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8Awarded

Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8

The BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter leverages BD CellViewTM Image Technology, a novel high-speed imaging technology that facilitates analysis and sorting through real-time integration of image and flow data.

Expands the power of cell analysis and sorting by combining flow cytometry data with spatial and morphological insights.

Delivery: Wales

33100000 Medical equipments

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: 1 Apr 2025, 09:20 BST
Last source update: 1 Apr 2025, 09:20 BST
Authority reference: CU.1719.AR
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-012125
Classification (CPV): Medical equipments
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fafc Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: Supplier has numerous patents for this device and it's software.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:144340)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £534,6281 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited	£534,628 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 012125-2025-CU.1719.AR-1 · Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited
Signed
3 Sept 2024
Value
£534,628
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Becton Dickinson UK LtdAwarded supplier The Danby Building, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, South East, OX44DQContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.