PURCH2924 Provision of General Purpose Sputtering Tool
University of GlasgowEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
9 June 2026
Published
8 May 2026
Type
goods
At a glance
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Closing date
- 9 June 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 8 May 2026
- Location
- Scotland
- Type
- Goods · selective procedure
- CPV code
- 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Likely incumbent
- Becton Dickinson UK Limited (estimated from past awards)
- Published on
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Overview
PURCH2924 Provision of General Purpose Sputtering Tool Tender documents available from Public Contracts Scotland. Should paper tenders be submitted, they will be rejected.
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PURCH2924 Provision of General Purpose Sputtering Tool This procurement process is being conducted using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 30 of the PC(S)R 2015. Although this procurement is being conducted under the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN), it is structured differently from a typical CPN process.
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Tender returns should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland, no paper copies will be accepted.
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Additional details
This approach has been adopted to enhance the efficiency of evaluating supplier responses across both stages (SPD and ITT). The University of Glasgow wishes to procure a tool for deposition of a range of materials. Please refer to the PURCH2924 - Schedule 1A - ITT document for additional information and specification.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Becton Dickinson UK Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 4 Jun 2026 - 2
Hprobe
1 contract wonlatest 22 Oct 2026£253,500
total awarded
- 3
Raith GmbH
1 contract wonlatest 8 Jul 2026 - 4
Anton Paar
1 contract wonlatest 7 Jul 2026
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University of GlasgowKey Dates
Published
8 May 2026
Submission deadline
9 June 2026
Notice type
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Source
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