Purchase of a Materials Tester
A Contract Award Notice
by UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Supply)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £64K
- Sector
- INDUSTRIAL
- Published
- 15 Jul 2026
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
University of Edinburgh
2 buyers
- Edinburgh University Edinburgh
1 supplier
- GDS Instruments Hook
Description
The University of Edinburgh intents to award a contract for the purchase of a triaxial materials load tester. The University of Edinburgh believes that GDS Instruments is the only supplier capable of providing a solution that meets its requirements.
Total Quantity or Scope
The University of Edinburgh intents to award a contract for the purchase of a triaxial materials load tester. The University of Edinburgh believes that GDS Instruments is the only supplier capable of providing a solution that meets its requirements, specifically: 1) Measurement accuracy and integrity through proprietary design that removes seal friction and pressure compensation irrespective of surrounding stress as well as the elimination of the need for mathematical compensation to correct for ram upthrust. 2) Enhanced safety due to the usage of pressure/volume controllers as compared to syringe-based or pneumatic systems. 3) Open architecture software that is crucial for the ongoing research at the University that also allows for user-defined custom scripts and custom calculations and virtual transducers.
Award Detail
| 1 | GDS Instruments (Hook)
|
Award Criteria
| Technical | 100.0 |
| PRICE | _ |
CPV Codes
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Indicators
- Award on basis of price.
Legal Justification
From a comprehensive market analysis the University of Edinburgh thinks that there is a lack of competition due to technical reasons as specified in the notice.
Other Information
(SC Ref:837530)
Reference
- FTS 066852-2026