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title: "Scientific instruments service contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef93"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University of Exeter"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Scientific instruments service contract

Buyer: University of Exeter  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef93

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Service contracts for suite of existing scientific instruments.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082673-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £124,002 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Exeter |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX4 4QJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Duryard and St James |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 13:59 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082673-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082673-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.exeter.ac.uk
- https://www.bd.com/en-uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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