Awarded contract

Institute for Regeneration and Repair Autoclaves

Details

Value
£287,110.45
Topic
Autoclaves
Published
21 November 2025

Tender description

The Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) is a research institute based at the University of Edinburgh, where scientists and clinicians study tissue regeneration and repair to advance human health and reproductive outcomes. The Institute incorporates three leading research centres with a focus on regenerative medicine, inflammation and reproductive health. Autoclaves and washers are essential pieces of equipment to ensure the safe and efficient running of the IRR labs. They are required to clean lab equipment, sterilise media and surgical tools, and safely dispose of contaminated clinical and biological waste. Lot 1: he Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) is a research institute based at the University of Edinburgh, where scientists and clinicians study tissue regeneration and repair to advance human health and reproductive outcomes. The Institute incorporates three leading research centres with a focus on regenerative medicine, inflammation and reproductive health. Autoclaves and washers are essential pieces of equipment to ensure the safe and efficient running of the IRR labs. They are required to clean lab equipment, sterilise media and surgical tools, and safely dispose of contaminated clinical and biological waste.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date18 November 2025
  2. Completed: Award published21 November 2025
    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

  • 33191110 · Autoclaves

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