Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe University of St Andrews seeks to purchase a floor-standing tungsten-filament scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). The instrument is to be installed and operated inside a cleanroom. Compact floor-standing designs are welcome, including models whose column sits on its own electronics cabinet or on a desk. Desktop (benchtop) SEM systems are explicitly excluded from this requirement. Suppliers interested in the opportunity are directed to register via the Public Contracts Scotland portal and the university's In-Tend supplier registration process.
Timing
21 days from publication to deadline. Usual length in United Kingdom: 26 days. Usual length
- Published
- Today
- Deadline
- Awarded pending
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Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, below the EU threshold) give a median of 26 days, half of them between 20 and 30 days, based on 2,655 notices of the last two years.
Description
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- Documents in English.
Official source
Source: Public Contracts Scotland
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Last verified against Public Contracts Scotland 7 hours ago
Market
Laboratory & precision equipment in United Kingdom
- median award in this market
- €76,354
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What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 142 awards for Laboratory & precision equipment in United Kingdom.
- Median award
- €76,354
- Middle half of past awards
- €34,604 to €170,752
Public Contracts Scotland publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
Market context
Public Contracts Scotland publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 1,427
- median open notice
- €246,822
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 114
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 61
Based on 162 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
The buyer in figures
University of St Andrews
Who wins its contracts
Moderately concentrated- different companies won its awards
- 9
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 40%
Based on 10 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
The buyer
Full buyer profileUniversity of St Andrews
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Laboratory & precision equipment - United Kingdom
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf laboratories limited | 6 | €291,723 | Nov 2026 |
| Carl Zeiss Ltd | 5 | €533,640 | Oct 2026 |
| Life technologies limited | 5 | €318,043 | Oct 2026 |
| VWR International Ltd | 5 | €212,216 | Sep 2026 |
| Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd | 4 | €918,341 | Oct 2026 |
Based on 163 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
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