Purchase of a Specialised Mechanical Tester
Details
- Supplier(s)
- World Precision Instruments Limited
- Value
- £63,188
- Topic
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Published
- 2 February 2026
Tender description
CellScale MicroTester G2 Lot 1: The Institute for Materials and Processes require a mechanical tester for polymeric and microstructured materials in situ with integrated imaging and image correlation. More specific requirements include small-scale samples (of the order 50 μm – 10 mm) of polymers, composites, soft materials, foams, gels, and fibrous materials, including individual fibres and microplates (used as fillers in composite materials). The instrument should be able to acquire force – distance curves (tensile, compression, shear geometries) with force resolution down to the microNewton (µN) level and distance resolution down to 0.1 μm. These need to be combined with a force capacity of ~0.5 N and grip separations in the range of 10 mm, which are unusually large for the small force and distance resolution required.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date29 January 2026
- Completed: Award published2 February 2026Current 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)
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov |
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