Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
UK
Contact person: Procurement Department
Telephone: +44 1707284000
E-mail: c.k.newbery@herts.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.herts.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Autoclave 2024
Reference number: 24039
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33191110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise for the purchase delivery and installation of an autoclave on the University’s College Lane Campus in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which you are hereby invited to tender for.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
360 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33191110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
University of Hertfordshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise for the purchase delivery and installation of an autoclave on the University’s College Lane Campus in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which you are hereby invited to tender for.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-026548
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 24039
Title: Autoclave
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
VFE Limited
01920664
Unit 8 Hayes Trading Estate
Halesowen
B63 2RR
UK
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 311 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Services
Liverpool
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
Hatfield
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/04/2026