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Published 31 Mar 2025, 14:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Oxford Brookes University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£56,000≈ £11k / year · £70,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 May 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 14 May 2030 · up to 14 May 2035 with extensions · starts 14 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is seeking a qualified supplier to provide a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system. This system will be used for scientific research involving both patient and non-patient groups, as well as for teaching and demonstration purposes.

CPV: Biomedical equipment · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Simulators

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£56,000
Contract period: 14 May 2025 – 14 May 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 14 May 2035 with extensionsValue: £56,000 exc. VAT · £70,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Consumables and parts · Up to 5 years extension available

What it takes to win
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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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
31 Mar 2025, 14:44 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2025, 14:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 13 May 2025
Authority reference
2025/S 000-011410
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012035
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Biomedical equipmentMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsSimulators
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fab9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Apr 2025, 23:55 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Mar 2025 → 14 May 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 14:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    17 Apr 2025, 23:55 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    13 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    14 May 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 14:44 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford Brookes University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGL-1164-DJLT Gipsy Lane, Headington,, Oxford, South East, OX3 0BPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender