Official UK procurement notice
The Procurement of Metrology Lab Equipment
Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options. (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust procured Metrology Lab Equipment, which will
be directly installed into the new Velindre Cancer Centre
(nVCC) facility. The procurement covers the supply, delivery,
installation, and commissioning of a comprehensive
metrology system capable of producing a wide range of
radiation fields for calibration and testing of radiation
protection instruments
CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1
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: 65%
- Commercial: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: exact amount
- Commercial: exact amount
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2026, 15:26 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 17:07 BST
- Authority reference
VEL-ITT-63266- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052928- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06adc9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation.
- Register your company:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and click the link to register.
- Express and Interest in the tender:
- Click ‘ITT Open to all suppliers’
- Click ITT_itt_124302 and express interest
- This will move the ITT into your ‘my ITTs page’
- You can access any attachments by clicking ‘buyer attachments’ in the ‘ITT details’ box
- Responding to the tender
- Click ‘my response’ under ‘ITT details’. You can choose to ‘create response’ or ‘decline to respond’
- You can now use the messages function to communicate with the Trust
Timeline
4 Jun 2026 → 22 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published146 days ago4 Jun 2026, 15:26 BST
- Clarification questions by125 days ago25 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline118 days ago2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago22 Oct 2026, 17:07 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026- Tender notice published4 Jun 2026, 15:26 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 10:28 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Sept 2026, 14:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2026, 14:43 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Oct 2026, 17:07 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 4 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Technology (Reading) Ltd1 Mar 2027 – 31 Mar 2037 · up to 31 Mar 2038Extensions: one year extension | £659,450 | 9 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
The Procurement of Metrology Lab Equipment · Gemini Technology (Reading) Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Oct 2026
- Value
- £659,450
- Period
- 6 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2036
- Status
- active
1 agreed KPI: Training
- Training
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GEMINI TECHNOLOGY READING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please access the associated tender documentation via e-tender Wales (above web address) with reference itt_125067. Submissions will be submitted by the portal only
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender