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Purchase of Cone Calorimeter

University Of Edinburgh

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 Jun 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh purchased a cone calorimeter for use in a fire testing laboratory. This is specialist laboratory equipment for fire testing, classified under CPV 38000000, and falls within the goods category. Delivery was to the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh. The requirement was managed by the University as both buyer and central purchasing body. The equipment is intended to support laboratory-based fire testing activity rather than general construction, facilities management or routine laboratory supplies. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist suppliers of cone calorimeters or closely related fire-testing laboratory equipment. The named public-sector customer is the University of Edinburgh, an education-sector organisation, and the requirement concerned a single item rather than a wider laboratory service or equipment-maintenance programme.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used an open procedure for one lot, with electronic submission in English and no variants allowed. The estimated value was £200,000 including the stated GBP currency. Five bids were received; all five were from SMEs, submitted electronically, and classified as non-EU foreign bids. The award decision period began on 2 July 2026, when tenders were opened electronically, and the contract was signed on 31 July 2026. Fire Testing Technology Ltd was awarded the lot. The active contract value is £125,745, with a contract duration of 360 days. Electronic payment is provided for and electronic invoicing is allowed. The process was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the University of Edinburgh for specialist fire-testing laboratory equipment, with a single-equipment requirement at meaningful project scale. A supplier seeking to compete when this requirement returns would need credible capability to supply cone calorimeters, understand the needs of fire-testing laboratories and support delivery to a university research or testing environment. The award shows that an SME can compete successfully for this type of specialist goods requirement, and that the route used attracts electronic bids from smaller businesses. Relevant competitors are therefore likely to include equipment manufacturers, specialist laboratory-equipment distributors and technically capable resellers with access to suitable fire-testing products. Businesses should be able to provide a compliant, well-supported cone calorimeter rather than offering broad laboratory supplies or unrelated fire-safety services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of Cone Calorimeter

Notice Description

Purchase of a Cone calorimeter for a fire testing laboratory

Lot Information

Lot 1

Purchase of a cone calorimeter for a fire testing laboratory

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000834941
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562401
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£125,745 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
2 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Of Edinburgh
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Fire Testing Technology Ltd

Further Information

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