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5112.SH.JN - High Yield Electrospinning System

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

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23 Jul 2026 at 12:04

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Sheffield is buying a high-yield electrospinning system for its School of Clinical Dentistry in Sheffield. The equipment will support research and development of microfiber-based mucoadhesive oral matrices, including patches designed to deliver drugs and advanced therapeutics directly to the oral mucosa. The technology uses electrostatic forces to draw polymer solutions or melts into continuous micro- and nanofibres, producing flexible patches that can conform to wet, curved and moving surfaces. The system will also support work adapting this technology for mRNA vaccine delivery under a UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Award. This is a goods procurement for laboratory, optical and precision equipment, excluding glasses.

The procurement has reached tender: the University invited offers through an open, below-threshold competition. Suppliers could submit enquiries and offers electronically, with both the enquiry deadline and submission deadline set for 6 August 2026 at 12:00 noon. The contract is scheduled to run from 27 August 2026 to 28 August 2026. The estimated gross value is £143,000. There is one lot covering the complete requirement. Offers will be evaluated on quality and commercial considerations, with quality weighted at 80% and price at 20%. The contracting process is not identified as cancelled or withdrawn. Responses are submitted through the buyer’s electronic eSourcing portal.

This opportunity suits laboratory equipment manufacturers, specialist scientific instrument suppliers and technology integrators able to provide a high-yield electrospinning system for advanced biomedical research. Relevant capability includes electrospinning of polymer solutions or melts, production of continuous micro- and nanofibres, and equipment suitable for developing flexible mucoadhesive oral patches. Suppliers with experience supporting drug-delivery, pharmaceutical, biomaterials, tissue-interface or mRNA vaccine research are likely to be well placed. The requirement calls for equipment that can support efficient drug loading and release, sustained interaction with wet biological surfaces, and retention of functional activity in larger molecules such as peptides and proteins. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises are identified as suitable participants.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

5112.SH.JN - High Yield Electrospinning System

Notice Description

A team at the School of Clinical Dentistry have developed a novel microfiber-based mucoadhesive oral matrix that can deliver drugs and advanced therapeutics directly to the oral mucosa. This technology is highly acceptable to patients and has been evaluated for clinical use in human studies. The team at Sheffield are world leading. We have reported that such matrices can incorporate and release a range of lipophilic, low molecular mass compounds that rapidly diffuse throughout the mucosa following release and without loss of properties. Moreover, we have incorporated larger macromolecules such as peptides and proteins and achieved high loading efficiency, rapid release profiles and retention of functional activity. The patches are prepared using electrospinning, a versatile, voltage-driven manufacturing technique that uses electrostatic forces to draw and stretch polymer solutions or melts into continuous micro- and nanofibers. Electrospinning offers the production of patches that are flexible, enabling them to conform to wet, curved and dynamic surfaces. Furthermore, their high surface-to-volume ratio facilitates efficient drug loading/release and sustained mucoadhesive interactions, leading to prolonged tissue residence time. The team have recently secured a UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Award for the adaptation of the technology for mRNA vaccine delivery. For this award we require a high yield electrospinning system. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Sheffield:-Laboratory%2C-optical-and-precision-equipments-%28excl.-glasses%29./F92HGE62C9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/F92HGE62C9

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d1b3
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069629-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender 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

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£143,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£143,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S10 2TN
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

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