Planning

250166 Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer

  • Queen's University Belfast

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-063826

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05abdf (view related notices)

Published 9 October 2025, 3:35pm



Scope

Reference

250166

Description

The acquisition of a gravimetric microbalance for accurate measurement of gas uptake, sorption kinetics and thermodynamic sorption profile of a wide variety of materials, both solids and liquids

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 8 December 2025 to 8 December 2030
  • Possible extension to 8 December 2035
  • 10 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Contract locations

  • UKN06 - Belfast

Engagement

Engagement deadline

29 September 2025

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Engagement process description

Queen's staff have undertaken pre-market engagement activity with a number of suppliers.

The activity was undertaken in order to:

1- gain a better understanding of what the market can offer and if the market is capable of responding to a tender in relation to this requirement;

2- identify potential suppliers for the requirement;

3- understand potential lead times, and

4- gain an understanding of the commercial profile for the requirement

Participation in preliminary market engagement is not a prerequisite for participation in any future tender exercise


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

10 October 2025


Contracting authority

Queen's University Belfast

  • Charity Commission for Northern Ireland: 101788

University Rd

Belfast

BT7 1NN

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland