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Provision of Service, Maintenance & Repair of a Sony Cell Sorter MA900 - 5 x 12 months

University of Dundee

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20 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Dundee bought specialist servicing, maintenance and repair for a Sony MA900 cell sorter used in the Faculty of Life Science’s Flow Cytometry Facility in Dundee. The equipment supports cell analysis and sorting, so the requirement is aimed at suppliers with direct expertise in maintaining this specific laboratory instrument rather than general scientific equipment servicing. The procurement is for services covering one Sony MA900 cell sorter under a five-year arrangement, subject to operational need and satisfactory performance by the appointed provider. The buyer is the University of Dundee, an education organisation, and delivery and service activity is centred on its Dundee facility.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded to Sony Europe BV. The contract was signed on 9 July 2026 and starts on 15 July 2026 for five periods of 12 months, giving a stated five-year arrangement. Its value is £86,681. The process used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, on the basis that the services could be provided only by a particular operator because of protected exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. There was one bid for the single lot, submitted electronically by an EU supplier, and the contract is active. No separate evaluation weighting is stated.

This award shows a focused, recurring requirement for manufacturer-linked support of a Sony MA900 cell sorter within a university flow-cytometry service. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability to service, maintain and repair the Sony MA900 itself, with access to the relevant technical knowledge, parts, software or intellectual-property rights needed to support the equipment. The single-bid outcome and the buyer’s exclusive-rights rationale indicate that direct manufacturer status or an authorised service relationship would be commercially important. Suppliers would also need sufficient specialist engineering capacity to provide dependable support over a multi-year service arrangement and to work within a university laboratory environment in Dundee.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Service, Maintenance & Repair of a Sony Cell Sorter MA900 - 5 x 12 months

Notice Description

Provision of Service, Maintenance & Repair of a Sony MA900 Cell Sorter - 5 x 12 month agreement - starting 15th July 2026 - subject to need and satisfactory performance by the appointed service provider

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Service, maintenance and repair of a Sony Cell Sorter MA900 - 5 X 12 months

Procurement Information

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive right, including intellectual property rights

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837912
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560534
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£86,681 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months 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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
DUNDEE
Postcode
DD1 4HN
Postcode Area
Dundee
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
Local Authority
Dundee City
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Dundee Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sony Europe B.V.

Further Information

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