PURCH2779 Provision of a Maintenance Contract for Bd High Specification Flow Cytometers for the University of Glasgow
Details
- Topic
- Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
- Published
- 29 August 2025
Tender description
PURCH2779 Provision of a Maintenance Contract for Bd High Specification Flow Cytometers for the University of Glasgow. The College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences currently has eleven BD (Becton Dickinson) instruments located across the University of Glasgow estate. The instruments are heavily used and play a fundamental role in the research of the College including medical research and clinical trials. They must be maintained, serviced and repaired to an exacting standard. This exercise is being carried out in advance of any formal procurement exercise, it s not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise. All information contained within this notice is subject to change. Please refer to PURCH2779 Prior Information Notice & RFI document for full details. Please return your completed RFI to hannah.dobby@glasgow.ac.uk no later than 12 noon on Friday 12th September 2025. Submitting an RFI means your organisation agrees to further engagement with the University on this project, prior to any further ensuing procurement activity. Lot 1: PURCH2779 Provision of a Maintenance Contract for Bd High Specification Flow Cytometers for the University of Glasgow. Please refer to PURCH2779 Request for Information & RFI document for full details. Please return the RFI to hannah.dobby@glasgow.ac.uk by 12 noon on 12th September 2025. Please note that participation in this RFI exercise does not put your Organisation in a preferential position, but it will allow us to consider the market capabilities for our requirement. The purpose of this RFI is for the University of Glasgow to be able to understand what the market can offer so that we can run a robust tender process. The information gathered as a result of the RFI process will assist us to develop our tender strategy. Suppliers should only note interest if they have the capacity, capability and expertise to provide the minimum requirements.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published29 August 2025Current notice
About the buyer
University of Glasgow buys as a higher education institution, run by its own Procurement Office at Tay House. Every tender is advertised and submitted through the Public Contracts Scotland portal, with no paper submissions accepted. Purchasing follows the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges runs sector-wide frameworks for the Scottish higher education sector that the university draws on. Colleges hold delegated authority for smaller purchases below a set threshold. Selective Travel Management is the approved supplier for the university's travel and conferencing needs.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Glasgow's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, business services and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 50400000 · Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-glasgow.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-glasgow.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-glasgow.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-glasgow.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-glasgow.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-glasgow.gov |
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