PURCH2779 Provision of a Maintenance Contract for Bd High Specification Flow Cytometers for the University of Glasgow

What this is

The University of Glasgow has issued a Prior Information Notice / RFI for a maintenance contract covering eleven BD (Becton Dickinson) high-specification flow cytometers used across its estate by the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. The instruments support medical research and clinical trials and must be maintained, serviced and repaired to an exacting standard. This is a market-engagement RFI to inform a future tender; no value or tender deadline applies (the RFI response window closed 12 September 2025).

Key points

• Maintenance/servicing/repair of eleven BD high-specification flow cytometers at the University of Glasgow.
• This is a PIN/RFI, not a tender; no live deadline or value applies.
• A formal contract notice was anticipated around 19 September 2025; monitor for the follow-on tender.

Who can bid

No formal eligibility criteria are set; suppliers should only respond if they have the capacity, capability and expertise to maintain BD high-specification flow cytometers. Responding gives no preferential position.

How it is scored

No evaluation criteria are stated; this is an RFI/market-capability exercise, not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise.

Money

No estimated contract value is stated in the notice.

How to submit

Return the completed RFI to hannah.dobby@glasgow.ac.uk; register interest via Public Contracts Scotland to obtain the RFI document.

Clarifications

Contact Hannah Dobby (Hannah.Dobby@glasgow.ac.uk); the RFI response was requested by 12 noon on 12 September 2025.

Contract period

No contract duration is stated. A contract notice was estimated around 19 September 2025.

Classification

CPV 50400000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment ScotlandGlasgowGlasgow & Strathclyde