Contract award · 25 Sep 2026

PURCH2985 – PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood

University of Glasgow awarded “Direct Award for the Provision of BD…” to BD Becton Dickinson UK Limited for £685k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionLaboratory & precision equipmentScotland

Value £685k

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
University of Glasgow · Body governed by public law
Value
£685,360
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Laboratory & precision equipment · Detection and analysis apparatus (CPV 38430000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Sep 2026
  2. Published29 Sep 2026Published 4 days after the contract date

Description

PURCH2985 – PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood For a Maximum Period of Two (2) Years with an Initial Period of One (1) Year with the Option to Extend for Twelve (12) Months Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed. Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons

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