Buyer Name: DN Colleges Group
Buyer Address: The Hub, Chappell Drive, Doncaster, UKE31, DN1 2RF, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Michael Robertson
Contact Email: Procurement@northlindsey.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: 01302 553 553
Buyer Name: DN Colleges Group
Buyer Address: The Hub, Chappell Drive, Doncaster, UKE31, DN1 2RF, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Michael Robertson
Contact Email: Procurement@northlindsey.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: 01302 553 553
DN Colleges Group (DNCG) has successfully secured targeted capital investment to deliver a strategic initiative focused on enhancing skills, innovation, and infrastructure across the food and agri-tech sectors. This investment forms part of a broader partnership between DNCG, the UK Food Valley initiative, and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The UK Food Valley aims to position Greater Lincolnshire as a global leader in sustainable food production, agricultural innovation, and integrated supply chains. The region is already home to a nationally significant food manufacturing base, and this programme builds on those existing strengths to unlock further growth, inward investment, and workforce development. As part of this regional initiative, DNCG is developing a new suite of higher education programmes in Food Science, designed to equip learners with the technical knowledge and applied skills required to secure high-quality employment within the agri-food i
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Lot Title: Lot 1 - Chemistry Equipment
Lot Description: This Lot covers essential chemistry and analytical instruments required to deliver core modules within the Food Science degree programme. The equipment will support hands-on learning in sample preparation, composition analysis, food chemistry, and testing of food properties such as pH, texture, and moisture. Equipment must be suitable for use by students under supervision and must withstand frequent laboratory use.
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 104,000.00
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 104,000.00
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Added Value (10%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Quality Requirements (50%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (40%)
Lot Title: Lot 2 - Dairy Equipment
Lot Description: This Lot includes a range of small-scale, food-safe dairy processing and analysis equipment to support hands-on delivery of food science modules related to milk treatment, product formulation, dairy microbiology, and compositional analysis. Equipment will allow students to carry out pasteurisation, separation, churning, fermentation, cooling, and testing of milk and dairy products in a controlled teaching environment.
Lot 2 Status: active
Lot 2 Value: GBP 78,000.00
Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 78,000.00
Lot 2 Contract Start: 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 2 Contract End: 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z
Lot 2 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Added Value (10%)
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Quality Requirements (50%)
Lot 2 Award Criterion (price): Price (40%)
Lot Title: Lot 3 - Cell Culture Equipment
Lot Description: This Lot supports aseptic techniques and cell culture-based analysis within the Food Science curriculum. It includes critical containment and imaging equipment to enable microbial testing, contamination control, and observational work on cell growth, foodborne pathogens, and biofilms. This equipment is fundamental to modules involving microbiological testing, bioprocessing, food safety, and modern research techniques in food science.
Lot 3 Status: active
Lot 3 Value: GBP 104,000.00
Lot 3 Value (Gross): GBP 104,000.00
Lot 3 Contract Start: 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 3 Contract End: 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z
Lot 3 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): Added Value (10%)
Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Quality Requirements (50%)
Lot 3 Award Criterion (price): Price (40%)
Lot Title: Lot 4 - Specialist Equipment
Lot Description: This Lot includes advanced scientific instrumentation required to deliver high-level analytical and research-led content within the Food Science degree programme. These instruments support modules in food chemistry, food safety, molecular biology, quality assurance, and nutritional analysis. The equipment must be suitable for both practical undergraduate teaching and research applications and must meet professional standards for accuracy, sensitivity, throughput, and data analysis.
Lot 4 Status: active
Lot 4 Value: GBP 234,000.00
Lot 4 Value (Gross): GBP 234,000.00
Lot 4 Contract Start: 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 4 Contract End: 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z
Lot 4 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 4 Award Criterion (quality): Added Value (10%)
Lot 4 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Quality Requirements (50%)
Lot 4 Award Criterion (price): Price (40%)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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