Contract award · 25 Sep 2026

PURCH2982 – PPE1005122 Direct Award for the Provision of Fida Evolve with Associated Add-Ons, Services and Maintenance

University of Glasgow awarded “Direct Award for the Provision of Fida Evolve…” to FIDA Biosystems ApS for £274k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionLaboratory & precision equipmentScotland

Value £274k
WinnerFIDA Biosystems ApS SME

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
£273,840
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. Published1 Oct 2026Published 6 days after the contract date

Description

PURCH2982 – PPE1005122 Direct Award for the Provision of Fida Evolve with Associated Add-Ons, Services and Maintenance For a Maximum Period of Five Years with an Initial Period of Three Years with the option to Extend for a further Two Period of Twelve Months Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed. Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons

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