Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University Of Edinburgh · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Green Resource Engineering Ltd (T/as GRE Ltd) SME
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 039631-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Jul 2025
- Published14 Jul 2025Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The University of Edinburgh is seeking to award a contract for the purchase of a cryostat matching without a tender process due to the belief that there is only one supplier who can meet our requirements as follows: 1. Cryostat sample space: 50 cm diameter and 50 cm height. 2. Temperature: The sample space temperature can vary from <25 K to room temperature, and an even temperature distribution is expected in the sample space. 3. Cooling method: Cryogen cooling (e.g., using liquid nitrogen) and conduction cooling are both applicable. For conduction cooling, the sample can be bound to the sample container (such as a heat exchanger) or cold head. 4. Current/voltage terminals: 6 terminals to carry current >1000 A and voltage >1000 V. 5. Temperature sensors: 16 temperature sensors for testing samples in addition to the temperature sensors for monitoring the temperature distribution in the cryostat. The temperature sensors shall exhibit robustness, accuracy, and sensitivity equivalent to t…
About the supplier
Green Resource Engineering Ltd (T/as GRE Ltd): every public contract they have won.