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3D Printers, 3D Scanners & Associated Equipment

APUC Limited

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

11 Mar 2026 at 09:32

Award Notice
Tender

31 Jul 2025 at 11:02

Tender Notice
Planning

03 Apr 2025 at 16:26

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

APUC Limited, located in Stirling, UK, has led a procurement process titled "3D Printers, 3D Scanners & Associated Equipment" aimed at supplying goods for the Further and Higher education sector throughout the UK. This process involves regional purchasing consortia such as APUC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, and SUPC, along with various public bodies. The procurement, following an open procedure, is in its award stage with contracts actively signed on 7th January 2026. The involved procurement category includes printing and graphics equipment (CPV: 42962000), and the procurement is covered by the GPA agreements, with funding from the European Union.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities for firms specialising in printing, scanning, and associated technologies. Particularly, companies proficient in technical quality fields are likely to find this tender appealing, given the award criteria, which emphasises 60% quality and 40% price. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) participated strongly in making bids, indicating suitable competition for smaller businesses looking to expand their client base in the educational sector. The procurement framework set out by ongoing contracts suggests long-term collaboration potential, rewarding suppliers with a robust portfolio of innovative technical solutions suitable for educational environments.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

3D Printers, 3D Scanners & Associated Equipment

Notice Description

The authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) for the provision of 3D Printers, 3D Scanners and associated equipment for the Further and Higher education sector in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia : - APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges): https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members - HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ - NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members - NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/ - LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/ - SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/ Other participating bodies include: - Scotland Excel and their associate members - NHS National (Scotland) Procurement - Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture - SASA - National Galleries of Scotland - National Records of Scotland - Forestry and Land Scotland - Historical Environment Scotland - Marine Directorate.

Lot Information

Stereolithography Printers

The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Stereolithography printers, accessories, materials, software and support/servicing for the Further and Higher education sector in the UK.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

Fused Deposition Modelling Printers

The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Fused Deposition Modelling printers, accessories, materials, software and support/servicing for the Further and Higher education sector in the UK.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions' requirements.

Electron Beam Melting Printers

The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Electron Beam Melting printers, accessories, materials, software, and support/servicing for the Further and Higher education sector in the UK.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutional requirement.

3D Scanners

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of 3D Scanners including optical scanners, structured light scanners, laser scanners and LIDAR, as well as accessories, software and support/servicing for the Further and Higher education sector in the UK.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutional requirement.

High Value Specialist 3D Printers

he Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of High Value Specialist 3D Printers for the Further and Higher education sector in the UK. This includes but is not restricted to - - Selective Laser Sintering printers, accessories, materials, software and support/servicing - PolyJet printers, accessories, materials, software and support/servicing - Digital Light Processing printers, accessories, materials, software and support/servicing - Multi Jet Fusion printers, accessories, materials, software and support/ servicing - Direct Metal Laser Sintering printers, accessories, materials, software and support/servicing. - Cold-spray printers accessories, materials, software and support/servicing - 2-Photon Polymerization 3D printing systems.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutional requirement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021631-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

30124500 - Scanner accessories

30232110 - Laser printers

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

38520000 - Scanners

42664100 - Fusion equipment for plastics

42960000 - Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment

42962000 - Printing and graphics equipment

42991200 - Printing machinery

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20265 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
14 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
7 Jan 20267 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
January 2029

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
APUC Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK8 2DZ
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling East
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
9
Supplier Names

CREAT3D Ltd

Central Scanning

Concurrent Design Group CDG 3D TECH

EVO3D Ltd

Freemelt AB

IDloop GmbH

Mark3D UK Ltd

SPEE3D

UpNano GmbH

Further Information

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