Awarded contract

Centrifuges

Details

Value
£136,462.65
Topic
Centrifuges
Published
5 March 2025

Tender description

ultracentrifuge for the Institute of Regeneration and Repair (IRR); The current Ultracentrifuge in the IRR North is approaching the end of operational life, with a recent fault rendering the equipment unusable for several weeks. Upgrading to new equipment will ensure reliability and meet the growing needs of users, which has increased due to the addition of large research project groups at the IRR North. It’s critical that new equipment is procured and installed quickly to prevent further delays to experiments, avoid postponement of studies and mitigate the risk of knock-on effects such as animal welfare concerns and sample loss. 3 x Floor-standing centrifuges for the Centre of Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS); The Centre for Discovery Brain Science in the central area currently occupies the Hugh Robson building and 1 George Square. The facility employs around 450 researchers and postgraduate students working primarily on developmental disorders and diseases of the brain. Lot 1: Ultracentrifuge for the Institute of Regeneration and Repair (IRR); The current Ultracentrifuge in the IRR North is approaching the end of operational life, with a recent fault rendering the equipment unusable for several weeks. Upgrading to new equipment will ensure reliability and meet the growing needs of users, which has increased due to the addition of large research project groups at the IRR North. It’s critical that new equipment is procured and installed quickly to prevent further delays to experiments, avoid postponement of studies and mitigate the risk of knock-on effects such as animal welfare concerns and sample loss. 3 x Floor-standing centrifuges for the Centre of Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS); The Centre for Discovery Brain Science in the central area currently occupies the Hugh Robson building and 1 George Square. The facility employs around 450 researchers and postgraduate students working primarily on developmental disorders and diseases of the brain.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date28 February 2025
  2. Completed: Award published5 March 2025
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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

  • 42931000 · Centrifuges

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