Notice Information
Notice Title
PURCH2873 - PPE1004041 Direct Award for the Provision of Supply of Laboratory Information Management System
Notice Description
PURCH2873 - PPE1004041 Direct Award for the Provision of Supply of Laboratory Information Management System. Supply of laboratory information management system. Costs include implementation, equipment interfacing, data migration, 14 user licences and an ongoing support package. Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed. Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b)(ii)Technical Reasons
Lot Information
Lot 1
PURCH2873 - PPE1004041 Direct Award for the Provision of Supply of Laboratory Information Management System. LIMS for VDS (Laboratory Information Management System for Veterinary Diagnostic Services). Supply of laboratory information management system. Costs include implementation, equipment interfacing, data migration, 14 user licences and an ongoing support package and is the only system which can meet specification.
Procurement Information
Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060565
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002984-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
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
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48814000 - Medical information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £202,652 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months 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 GLASGOW
- Contact Name
- Hannah Dobby
- Contact Email
- hannah.dobby@glasgow.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1413306908
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Hillhead
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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