Life Sciences Equipment - Cagewash, IVC and Decontamination

What the buyer is asking for

This opportunity is for supply and installation of life sciences decontamination equipment, IVCs, racks and related goods at The University of Sussex. This opportunity is split into five lots. The University of Sussex ("the Authority") is planning refurbishment works to its' Biomedical Research Facility. The refurbishment programme includes the provision of IVCs, racks and related equipment, and the supply and installation of decontamination and cleaning equipment. The University is therefore seeking willing and able organisations to supply and install equipment as part of this refurbishment programme. Successful bidders will be required to co-ordinate with the Works Contractor to deliver and install the equipment on-site during the refurbishment. Due to the commercially sensitive nature of the specifications, Participants must first complete and return the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) provided with this Invitation to Tender before being issued with the specification documents. The Tender documents can be accessed on Proactis under ref# UOSREQ1000374.

How this is scored

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• 60%priceCommercial Offer
• 40%qualityTechnical

5 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Rack or Cabinet Washer

  This Lot is split into two sub-lots. The Authority intends to award either Lot 1a (Option1) or Lot 1b (Option 2).

• Bedding Station

  Bedding station and dump station

• Bottle de-capping & processing

  Bottle de-capping & processing equipment.

• VHP and Air Sower

  VHP decontamination and Air Shower.

• Racking system

  Racking system with IVCs, AHUs and Change Station

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Clarification questions by7 days ago

   30 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
2. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   5 Nov 2026, 14:23 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 14 days

   20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 87 days

   1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice16 Oct 2026, 15:53 BST098133-2026
2. Tender updated16 Oct 2026, 16:23 BST098161-2026
3. Tender updated19 Oct 2026, 11:31 BST098391-2026
4. Tender updated5 Nov 2026, 14:23 GMT105264-2026

Documents

• The Tender documents can be accessed on Proactis under ref# UOSREQ1000374. This is available to all in the 'Opportunities' tab. Participants will need to register with Proactis in order to tender a bid.
• Tender notice on Find a Tender