Contract award · 30 Jul 2025

Purchase of three Chromatography Systems

University Of Edinburgh awarded “Purchase of three Chromatography Systems” to Cytiva for £221k on 30 Jul 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionLaboratory & precision equipmentScotland

Value £221k
WinnerCytiva

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
University Of Edinburgh · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Cytiva
Value
£220,941.08
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
Timeline
  1. Contract date30 Jul 2025
  2. Published6 Aug 2025Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

Purchase of three Chromatography Systems

About the supplier

  • Cytiva: every public contract they have won.

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