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PURCH2985 - PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood

University of Glasgow

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29 Sep 2026 at 11:28

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Glasgow procured a BD FACSDiscover S8 flow cytometry analyser with a hood. This is laboratory detection and analysis equipment for examining and characterising samples. The purchase was a single equipment package, identified as PURCH2985 – PPE1005025. Delivery is associated with Glasgow. The equipment was bought directly from BD Becton Dickinson UK Limited, the supplier selected for the contract. The requirement was handled as a technical-reasons direct award rather than a publicly advertised competition, so this procurement reflects a specific instrument purchase rather than a broad supply of laboratory equipment.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to BD Becton Dickinson UK Limited; the contract is active and was signed on 25 September 2026. The contract value is £685,360. The stated arrangement was for an initial one-year period, with provision described for an extension of twelve months, within a maximum period of two years. The buyer used a restricted procedure without prior publication of a competition, citing technical reasons under the procurement regulations. One bid was recorded. The stated evaluation split was 50% quality and 50% price. The associated lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are active; the process outcome is therefore reported as an award and signed contract, with the lot-status discrepancy noted in the underlying data.

For suppliers considering comparable future requirements from the University of Glasgow, this award indicates demand for a high-value, specialist flow cytometry system supplied as a complete instrument package with a hood. Credibility would depend on being able to provide the specified analyser and associated equipment, together with the technical expertise and support needed for a university laboratory environment. The buyer relied on technical-reasons justification for a direct award, and the awarded supplier was the manufacturer’s UK business; competitors would therefore need to demonstrate a technically equivalent solution and a clear basis for competing against the specified system. The recorded evaluation balanced quality and price equally, suggesting that both technical fit and commercial terms mattered to the stated assessment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PURCH2985 - PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood

Notice Description

PURCH2985 - PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood

Lot Information

Lot 1

PURCH2985 - PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood For a Maximum Period of Two (2) Years with an Initial Period of One (1) Year with the Option to Extend for Twelve (12) Months Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed. Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons

Procurement Information

Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c3a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091758-2026
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

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

CPV Codes

38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£685,360 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G12 8QQ
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BD Becton Dickinson UK Limited

Further Information

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