Awarded contract

NCA21277 Fermenters

Details

Supplier(s)
BPES
Value
€127,130.12
Topic
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published
31 October 2024

Tender description

Aerobic and anaerobic microbial fermenters x 2. Lot 1: This Contract Award is to purchase 2 x n.4 IO1000, fully electric mini fermenters (1 L total volume), A Solaris product via the only UK accredited re-seller Bioprocess Engineering Services Ltd. This product is the only product available on the market currently that can meet the specification required to be sited in the only suitable Laboratory, which has restrictions on available Utilities. It is not either financially viable, nor practicable to have the Laboratory refurbished to site additional access to the necessary utilities to open up the market. This is a purchase to support the School of Biological Services.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date24 October 2024
  2. Completed: Award published31 October 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. Larger tenders are advertised on Public Contract Scotland, via the PCS-T e-tendering platform. Suppliers must register separately on both systems before bidding. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements with APUC, Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. Prior information notices invite market engagement from suppliers ahead of larger tenders. The Strategic Procurement team leads regulated sourcing, while Operational Procurement manages day-to-day purchase orders. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Edinburgh's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 38000000 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

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