AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The University of Edinburgh awarded a contract for a Heidelberg Spectralis multimodal imaging platform to HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING LIMITED. The published contract record states a value of £82,000 and a signature date of 5 October 2026.
Published outcomeAwarded to HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING LIMITED through a limited procedure without prior publication. The contract record is active.
Market significanceThis is a specialised medical-imaging purchase justified by technical interoperability with more than 15 years of longitudinal research data, rather than an openly competed requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING LIMITED
85% confidenceAward 077567-2026-NCA21418-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown; no value is published against this award record. GBP · Active
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The supplied award-level supplier record links award 077567-2026-NCA21418-1 to the verified company; that award record has no value.
HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 · Lots 1 · £82,000 GBP · Active
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Active contract 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 is linked to this award and reports GBP 82,000. Supplier identity is verified by exact-name match to company number 07727357.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceComplete / awarded
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Process source_status is "complete", display_status is "awarded", and notice type is "award, contract".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 5 October 2026
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Contract 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-05.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled" in the tender data, despite the active award and active signed contract records linked to that lot.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£82,000 GBP
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Contract 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 reports value.amount 82000 and currency GBP.
Value attribution
95% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 095742-2026-NCA21418-1
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The £82,000 appears in the contract record, not on the separately supplied earlier award record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
First published award/contract release
98% confidence14 August 2026
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Release history lists release 077567-2026 dated 2026-08-14.
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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The contract dateSigned field is 2026-10-05.
Latest published release
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Release history lists release 095742-2026 dated 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMultimodal imaging platform
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Process title is "Multimodal Imaging Platform Procurement".
Technical scope
99% confidenceIntegrated SD-OCT, OCTA and SLO imaging, high-resolution retinal and choroidal imaging, and validated eye-tracking and scan-registration capabilities.
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Lot 1 description specifies these essential technical requirements.
Category
99% confidenceMedical, dental and veterinary imaging equipment (CPV 33110000)
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Tender classification and item additional classification are CPV 33110000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceUniversity of Edinburgh, UKM75
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Item delivery location states University of Edinburgh and delivery address region is UKM75.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethod are "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Published rationale
99% confidenceThe buyer states that the Spectralis platform is the only solution meeting essential technical requirements while maintaining compatibility with more than 15 years of longitudinal research data.
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Tender rationale and lot description cite technical and interoperability requirements and risks to comparability, research integrity and protocol re-validation.
Evaluation weighting
90% confidenceTechnical 90; price 10
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Lot award criteria list Technical with description "90" and price with description "10".
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder numbers and competing suppliers are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form/status
98% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 has status "active".
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no alternative dates are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market implication
96% confidenceThe published rationale indicates a compatibility-led, single-solution procurement rather than a broadly substitutable imaging-equipment purchase.
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The buyer states that alternatives would compromise historical-data comparability and require extensive re-validation; it describes the Spectralis platform as the only solution meeting essential requirements.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published signed contract value is £82,000.
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Contract record reports GBP 82,000.
Evaluation emphasis
90% confidencePublished criteria place substantially greater stated weight on technical considerations than price (90 versus 10).
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Lot criteria list Technical 90 and price 10.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Record-level contradiction
99% confidenceThe linked lot is marked cancelled, while the award and signed contract linked to it are active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 each have active status.
Multiple award identifiers
98% confidenceTwo active award identifiers are supplied for the same lot and supplier, but only the later identifier is linked to the £82,000 contract.
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Awards 077567-2026-NCA21418-1 and 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 both relate to lot 1 and the same supplier; the contract references only the latter.
Missing published fields
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award dates, contract start/end dates, tender deadline, bidder count, individual lot value, and pricing breakdown.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name match; source and verified names differ only in capitalisation.
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Verification status is verified, match method is exact_name, and supplier_name_mismatch is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled although the linked award and signed contract are active; the source does not explain this status conflict.
- Two active award identifiers are supplied for the same lot and supplier. The £82,000 value is linked only to award 095742-2026-NCA21418-1, so it is not attributed to the earlier award record.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes award dates, contract start and end dates, bidder numbers, individual lot value, pricing details, and extension terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of EdinburghHEIDELBERG ENGINEERING LIMITEDHeidelberg Spectralismultimodal imaging platformmedical imaging equipment£82,000 contractlimited procedure
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the University of Edinburgh multimodal imaging platform contract?
The active contract record identifies HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING LIMITED, verified to company number 07727357.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £82,000 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signature date of 5 October 2026.
Why was a limited procedure used?
The buyer cited technical and interoperability requirements, including compatibility with more than 15 years of longitudinal research data.
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