Award

Cubis Advanced MCA

NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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04 Sep 2025 at 10:25

Summary of the contracting process

NPL Management Limited, a public undertaking based at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, United Kingdom, successfully completed a procurement process titled "Cubis Advanced MCA", which falls under the goods category, specifically laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. This project was located in the UK and followed a "Below threshold - unknown" procurement method. The award was made on 4th September 2025, with the contract being signed on 11th July 2025 and continuing until 23rd July 2025. The buyer was a major entity in scientific research, focusing on products like the Cubis Advanced MCA and Automatic inner draft shield Cubis II YDS125A.

This procurement presents growth opportunities for businesses involved in supplying specialised laboratory and industrial machinery. Companies with expertise in precision equipment manufacturing and distribution, such as large-scale suppliers, would have been well-placed to tender for this contract. Given that the supplier was Sartorius UK Ltd, a renowned large-scale provider based in Epsom, such tenders can significantly boost businesses capable of meeting the sophisticated equipment needs of public research institutions like NPL Management Limited.

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Notice Title

Cubis Advanced MCA

Notice Description

Cubis Advanced MCA MCA36S-3S00-D and Automatic inner draft shield Cubis II YDS125A

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593ea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053836-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

42 - Industrial machinery


CPV Codes

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

42000000 - Industrial machinery

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£28,101 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
10 Jul 2025 - 23 Jul 2025 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
etenders@npl.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
TEDDINGTON
Postcode
TW11 0LW
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Teddington
Westminster Constituency
Twickenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SARTORIUS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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