Notice Information
Notice Title
SU72(26) Re-tender for a Portable Ultrasound Machine with Specialised Phased Array Cardiac, Linear and Non-imaging Probes
Notice Description
This re-tender procurement process is to source a suitable supplier of high-end portable Ultrasound Machine with specialised phased array cardiac, linear and non-imaging probes. The original Specification from tender SU05(26) which was advertised but not awarded in September/October 2025, has been overhauled to better address the challenges of its practical use in the intended physical environments, as well as its extended scope of data analysis, to better meet the needs of the research. The role of this equipment is to satisfy the high-quality clinical research imaging to be acquired in remote locations with underserved populations. Dr Drane has laid foundations to explore how rapid urbanisation contributes to rising rates of cardiometabolic disease worldwide and in order to understand the earliest mechanisms of pathophysiology and disease, the scope of the research needs to include people whose lifestyles remain largely unaffected by urbanisation. Since the remote locations of such communities often exclude them from institutional research, a fully portable, high-end ultrasound machine is needed to enable inclusive, community-based research. The successful supplier must be able to deliver their equipment to the Health and Wellbeing Academy, Glyndwr building on the University's Singleton Park Campus (map and full address provided within tender documents). External funding has been granted from the Higher Education Research Council (HERC) for a fixed maximum budget of GBP 44,900 excluding VAT (this equipment is VAT exempt due to its medical research usage) which includes all delivery and service contract costs. The HERC funding stipulates a delivery deadline of 31st March 2026, so we would like to achieve delivery with appropriate training and SOPs provided to all users, as soon as is practically possible. This tender is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution (project 32109, itt 121866), therefore only tenders submitted via that portal by the tender deadline, can be considered.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Dependent on length of extended warranty and/or service contract offered by winning tenderer, since tender documents ask for up to 5 years cover and delivery deadline is 31st March 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f18b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012483-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £44,900 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £44,900 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 6 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Sue Davies
- Contact Email
- sue.davies@swansea.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01792 295890
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWANSEA
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL43 Swansea
- Delivery Location
- TLL18 Swansea
-
- Local Authority
- Swansea
- Electoral Ward
- Sketty
- Westminster Constituency
- Swansea West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012483-2026
11th February 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080960-2025
9th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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