Official UK procurement notice
X-Lab Extreme · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Loughborough University (Education)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 18 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to DSI Europe GmbH
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe equipment includes the Gleeble 3800, featuring a unique system of LUMet, and Cryogenic Quenching. For the Ultra-High Temperature upgrade kit, it provides capabilities for both conductive and non-conductive material testing as unique enhancements and only available for Loughborough.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2025, 18:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
- Authority reference
LU00965- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035812- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef5fFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2025- Contract award notice published19 Mar 2025, 18:31 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Jun 2025, 14:05 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSI Europe GmbHSME31 Mar 2025 – 1 Oct 2025 | US$2,024,139 inc. VAT | 18 Mar 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · DSI Europe GmbHSME
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2025
- Value
- US$2,024,139 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 May 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DSI Europe GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender