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Published 8 Dec 2025, 15:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Wide-Bandgap Dynamic Reliability & Robustness Power Characterisation Tester

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£277,000≈ £277k / year · £332,400 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Jan 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Feb 2027 · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a Dynamic Reliability & Robustness Power Characterisation Tester designed for testing wide bandgap (SiC and GaN) power semiconductor device.

In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick ↗).

The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) or the Procurement Act 2023 and associated Procurement Regulations 2024 (and as may be amended from time to time) and its procurement activities are not subject to the requirements set out therein or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Should the University advertise contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Find-A-Tender platform or other contract opportunity advertising site or platform, this is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Measuring instruments · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrPublished value£277,000
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2027 (1 yr)Value: £277,000 exc. VAT · £332,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK

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
  • Simple description: Please refer to the ITT part 2 tender documents

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
8 Dec 2025, 15:37 GMT
Last source update
8 Dec 2025, 15:37 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Jan 2026
Authority reference
SM-12-25-ENG-EPSRC-TESTER-PG
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080719
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Measuring instrumentsMiscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f0ff Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Dec 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published322 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 15:37 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by308 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline292 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by271 days ago
    28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts267 days ago
    2 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 15:37 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000678 University House, Kirby Corner Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender