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Purchase and Install of Safety Cabinets

University Of Edinburgh

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Summary of the contracting process

The University Of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for the purchase and installation of safety cabinets, focusing on laboratory optical and precision equipment, excluding glasses. This procurement, initiated as a tender, belongs to the goods category and is being conducted in the region of UKM75, which covers Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The contract, awarded to Laboratory Specialist Services Ltd and Laboratory Specialist Services, was signed on April 24, 2025, with an active status. The procurement process is a limited method, due to technical reasons, without prior publication of a call for competition, and is anticipated to end by July 2025.

This opportunity allows businesses in the laboratory equipment supply sector to gain substantial benefits through involvement in specialised projects such as this. Companies with expertise in laboratory safety equipment, especially those knowledgeable about complex service layouts and logistical challenges, would find fitting to compete. This procurement presents an opportunity to utilise technical skills to not only fulfil immediate requirements but also to establish long-term partnerships with institutions like the University Of Edinburgh, furthering business growth and portfolio expansion in the specialised equipment domain. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in delivering similar services may find this contract appealing due to the specific challenges and unique technical requirements that have limited competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase and Install of Safety Cabinets

Notice Description

Purchase and Install of Safety Cabinets

Procurement Information

The Institute for Genetics and Cancer (IGC) is comprised of different buildings linked together, with many spaces that have been refitted and refurbished over the years with a complex services layout, and between the College and Estates collectively there is insufficient knowledge of how the wider plant that feeds some of the key specialist facilities. In discussion with Contract Services and the College, there is agreement that the knowledge developed in the initial investigations stage makes LSS uniquely placed as the only suitable supplier to take on the required replacement work. As the maintenance contractor, LSS were well placed to undertake initial survey work to unpick how the cabinets are serviced and establish the best approach for replacement, which was within the remit of their existing contract. The overall scope of work has a number of technical challenges that are better served by a unified approach, and again LSS have demonstrated that they have a comprehensive understanding of those challenges and have been instrumental in proposing solutions; moreover, they have worked with the College/Estates to propose a staggered schedule of work that makes a project of this scale manageable logistically, given the budget deadline of end of July 2025, at the same time as minimising the impact on research capability.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0509e1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038030-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

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

51000000 - Installation services (except software)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£571,635 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Apr 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Apr 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Of Edinburgh
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Laboratory Specialist Services

Laboratory Specialist Services Ltd

Further Information

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