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Published 16 Sept 2022, 13:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of Artificial Intestinal System

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline 30 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates the purchase an artificial intestinal system, to support research and development activities within university of Strathclyde's Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical science.

The contract has an estimated duration of 24 months inclusive of lead time and warranties.

CPV: Artificial parts of the body · Miscellaneous medical devices and products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University intends to award this contract under the conditions of regulation 33.b…Awarded

The University intends to award this contract under the conditions of regulation 33.b (iii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations.

The University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences seek to purchase an artificial intestinal system, to support research and development activities within the department.

The University requires a single suitably qualified supplier to provide a solution that meets the above requirement and non-exhaustive capabilities listed below:

The required equipment provides insight into the release, solubility and availability of ingested products as an alternative to animal and human studies.

be integrated to connect the stomach and small intestine and be able to replicate the bulk luminal macroenvironment in both regions;

include a separate system that replicates the colon, this apparatus should provide the bulk luminal conditions within the colon as well as mixing patterns that represent those found in vivo;

be controlled with feedback sensors to ensure that the conditions are dynamically controlled;

mimic body temperature and the peristaltic motility within the gastro-intestinal tract;

be validated in comparison with in vivo studies in humans.

Delivery: Scotland · University of Strathclyde
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.
33184000 Artificial parts of the body33190000 Miscellaneous medical devices and products

What it takes to win
i

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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price

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
Cancelled
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
16 Sept 2022, 13:50 BST
Last source update
14 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST
Authority reference
UOS-24484-2022
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015031
Classification (CPV)
Artificial parts of the bodyMiscellaneous medical devices and products
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036918 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Early market research and engagement undertaken by the University highlighted that the supplier the the University intends to award to manufactures the equipment to be procured for research environments such as the University's Pharmacy and Biomedical Science department. The department seek to purchase the aforementioned equipment as part of grant funding awarded by Engineering and Physical Science Council (ESPRC). The supplier the University intends to award to holds a variety of patents for the equipment to be purchased. By contracting with the supplier the University will be able to assure the funding source that the equipment will add specialist intellectual property to the University's research not readily available in the market.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:796344)

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    14 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £669,3501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The TIM CompanySME£669,350 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 026054-2022-UOS-24484-2022-1 · The TIM CompanySME

    Signed
    30 Aug 2022
    Value
    £669,350
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 George Street, Procurement Department, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1QEContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The TIM CompanyAwarded supplier Thijsseweg 11, Delft, NL, 2629JAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.