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OpenStage · planning

University of South Wales

Market Engagement for the procurement of a Load Cell Testing Machine and Tensile-Testing Machine

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£200k
Deadline
Published15 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
gemma.selway1@southwales.ac.uk

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Contract value in context
£200ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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University of South Wales's Laboratory & Precision Equipment cycle is past due — it ran about every 3 months across 5 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.

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The brief

The University of South Wales is undertaking preliminary market engagement to seek supplier feedback on a potential future procurement of specialist testing equipment.

At this stage, the University is inviting suppliers to review and comment on the emerging requirements to help inform and refine any subsequent tender documentation.

This engagement is for information‑gathering only and does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment to procure.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069a2c
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
044975-2026
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