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University Of Edinburgh

Procurement of Bioreactors for Carbon Loop

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£200k
Deadline3 Sept 2026
Published4 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 4 Aug 202629 days leftCloses 3 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Lana Elder
lelder2@ed.ac.uk
+44 1316502759

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How to submit
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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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The brief

Procurement of bioreactor equipment for the Biomanufacturing Hub at Edinburgh University for processing carbon based waste.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

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

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

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Source & provenance
OCID
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073493-2026
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