PURCH2986 Contract Agreement for Electron Counting Detector for Cryo Transmission Electron Microscopy & Associated Services

What the buyer is asking for

PURCH2986 Contract Agreement for Electron Counting Detector for Cryo Transmission Electron Microscopy & Associated Services and Maintenance for the period of 36 Months, with a further 2 optional extension periods of 12 months. This procurement process is being conducted using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 30 of the PC(S)R 2015. Although this procurement is being conducted under the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN), it is structured differently from a typical CPN process. This approach has been adopted to enhance the efficiency of evaluating supplier responses across both stages (SPD and ITT). Tender documents available from Public Contracts Scotland. Tender returns should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland, no paper copies will be accepted. Should paper tenders be submitted, they will be rejected. Further to this any questions or communications regarding individual tender exercises must be sent via the Public Contracts Scotland Portal. Tender queries received through any other channel will not be answered. Should users of Public Contracts Scotland have any problems with the web site they should contact website Support Desk, contact details can be found by following the ‘Contact Us’ option on the left hand menu at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/default.aspx

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualitySection 1 – Technical Specification35%
• qualitySection 2 - Performance Output5%
• qualitySection 3 - Technical Service Support20%
• qualitySection 4 - Delivery & Installation6%
• qualitySection 5 - Acceptance Testing4%
• price30%

How contested is this?

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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published11 days ago

   26 Oct 2026, 12:08 GMT
2. Submission deadlinein 20 days

   26 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice26 Oct 2026, 12:08 GMT100956-2026