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title: "Dry heat sterilizer for animal bedding and cages"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05184e"
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# Dry heat sterilizer for animal bedding and cages

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05184e

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has completed a procurement process for a dry heat sterilizer, specifically designed for animal bedding and cages, highlighting its critical need due to regular failures in the existing steam-based sterilizer system. This procurement, valued at £380,000 with an additional £25,000 contingency, falls under the industrial machinery category and was conducted using a Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Call for Competition, due to urgent circumstances and a unique supplier availability. The procurement status is awarded to Process Control Solutions, indicating the process concluded on 20th May 2025. The procurement was directed at goods required to maintain biosecurity standards for their accommodation facilities for animals at the City of Edinburgh location.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialize in manufacturing or supplying industrial machinery solutions, particularly those with expertise in biosecurity and laboratory equipment. Businesses within the framework for providing dry-heat sterilizers could find growth opportunities by positioning themselves as reliable providers. The specifications, including high throughput capacity and CE certification, suggest that businesses with technological expertise, reliable past performance, and references are well-suited to meet the requirements, potentially influencing similar procurement exercises in academic or research institutions seeking efficient sterilization solutions. Such opportunities could facilitate strategic growth, particularly for suppliers able to offer innovative, compliant, and durable sterilization equipment.

## Notice

The University provides accommodation for a large volume of animals in the course of it's day to day work. Regular sterilization of bedding and cages is critical to ensure the health and wellbeing of animals and to comply with bio-security controls set by the government and by accepted best-practice (such as avoiding the propagation of infectious diseases). In recent months an incumbent steam-based sterilizer system has failed on a regular basis, placing these bio-security and welfare controls at risk. Steam based machines are time consuming to build and maintain; in order to avoid an operational incident and provide biosecurity assurance as soon as possible the University has decided it should urgently procure an immediate solution, ahead of making long term plans for the replacement/upgrade of such machines. It is believed that a new type of device - a dry-heat based steriliser - would be the most appropriate solution, as in principle this is a simpler device which could be delivered and built faster than a steam counterpart. On the basis of; - Urgent circumstances which the University could not reasonably foresee or control - It is believed there may only be one supplier on the market who has an established dry-heat proposition with a prior service record encompassing a reasonable period of time The University is notifying the market it plans to undertake a Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Call for Competition. The University will observe a ten (10) day Stand-Still in line with the Public Contract Regulations (Scotland) 2015. Any suppliers wishing to challenge this procedure should do so with the individual stated on the notice, during this Stand-Still. Value is an estimate consisting of GBP 380k expected cost with GBP 25k contingency.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Technical requirements A dry heat sterilizer is required for the routine sterilization of assembled animal cages, bedding and other thermostable items involved in laboratory animal science. General characteristics: -Electrically powered heating, either 240V (2-phase) or 400V (3-phase) -Operating temperature of 140 deg C for routine use, no higher than 210degC at any time -Air circulation required to ensure even temperature distribution throughout static holding period -Intake air must be filtered to

### Procurement Information

The University provides accommodation for a large volume of animals in the course of it's day to day work. Regular sterilization of bedding and cages is critical to ensure the health and wellbeing of animals and to comply with bio-security controls set by the government and by accepted best-practice (such as avoiding the propagation of infectious diseases). In recent months an incumbent steam-based sterilizer system has failed on a regular basis, placing these bio-security and welfare controls at risk. Steam based machines are time consuming to build and maintain; in order to avoid an operational incident and provide biosecurity assurance as soon as possible the University has decided it should urgently procure an immediate solution, ahead of making long term plans for the replacement/upgrade of such machines. It is believed that a new type of device - a dry-heat based steriliser - would be the most appropriate solution, as in principle this is a simpler device which could be delivered and built faster than a steam counterpart. On the basis of; - Urgent circumstances which the University could not reasonably foresee or control - It is believed there may only be one supplier on the market who has an established dry-heat proposition with a prior service record encompassing a reasonable period of time The University is notifying the market it plans to undertake a Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Call for Competition. The University will observe a ten (10) day Stand-Still in line with the Public Contract Regulations (Scotland) 2015. Any suppliers wishing to challenge this procedure should do so with the individual stated on the notice, during this Stand-Still.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023092-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £380,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROCESS CONTROL SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42000000 - Industrial machinery

## Release History

- 20 May 2025 at 10:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023092-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000799260
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

## Provenance

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