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Queen Margaret University

Access Control System Replacement -Queen Margaret University

Industrial MachineryCPV 42961100
Value£400k
Deadline14 Sept 2026
Published31 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 31 Aug 202613 days leftCloses 14 Sept 2026
Who to contact
procurementtenders@qmu.ac.uk
+44 1314740000

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How to submit
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Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £100k
this tender£0£1.3m

This is a large award for Industrial Machinery — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,734 valued Industrial Machinery tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Queen Margaret University has published 14 notices across all categories, and 29% of its awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Queen Margaret University (QMU) intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake the design, supply, installation, commissioning and handover of a replacement enterprise electronic access control system at its Musselburgh campus.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
082417-2026
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