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Scientific instruments service contract

University of Exeter

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01 Sep 2026 at 13:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter bought service contracts for its existing suite of scientific instruments. The requirement covers ongoing servicing, repair and maintenance of specialist scientific equipment, including medical and precision instruments. The buyer is the University of Exeter, based in Exeter, and the work is delivered in the United Kingdom. This is a technical equipment-support requirement rather than a purchase of new instruments. It is relevant to businesses that maintain scientific, laboratory, medical or precision equipment and can support an established institutional instrument base. The requirement concerns a single service package covering the university’s existing instruments, so suppliers would need to understand the equipment already in use and provide dependable maintenance support around those assets.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The University of Exeter used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. BECTON, DICKINSON U.K. LIMITED was selected as supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 16 June 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031. Its value is £124,002 including tax. The award is for services and covers repair and maintenance of medical and precision equipment. The published evaluation route was the direct, non-competitive procedure, rather than a scored competition. The contract is active, so this procurement records an established five-year requirement and the supplier chosen to deliver it.

This award indicates sustained demand from the University of Exeter for specialist servicing of scientific instruments over a substantial contract period. A future competitor would need a proven ability to maintain existing laboratory, medical or precision equipment, diagnose faults and provide repairs with minimal disruption to university activity. Credibility would depend on detailed knowledge of the relevant instrument range, reliable access to replacement parts and suitably trained technical engineers. Suppliers should also be able to manage planned servicing and responsive maintenance as a coherent service for an institutional customer. The selected supplier is a large specialist business, showing that the buyer accepted a supplier with the scale and technical focus to support an established scientific-equipment estate.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Scientific instruments service contract

Notice Description

Service contracts for suite of existing scientific instruments.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef93
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082673-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£124,002 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Exeter
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX4 4QJ
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Duryard and St James
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited

Further Information

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