3D Printers, 3D Scanners & Associated Equipment

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

APUC LIMITED

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

021631-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 30124500, 30232110, 38000000, 38520000, 42664100, 42960000, 42962000, 42991200

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) for the provision of 3D Printers, 3D Scanners and associated equipment for the Further and Higher education sector in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia : - APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges): https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members - HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ - NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members - NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/ - LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/ - SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/ Other participating bodies include: - Scotland Excel and their associate members - NHS National (Scotland) Procurement - Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture – SASA - National Galleries of Scotland - National Records of Scotland - Forestry and Land Scotland - Historical Environment Scotland - Marine Directorate.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Planning notice observed

   3 Apr 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   012924-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Award notice observed

   11 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   021631-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Stereolithography Printers

  Buyer: APUC LIMITEDSupplier: CENTRAL SCANNING LIMITED

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £8,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Stereolithography Printers

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  021631-2026-1

• Stereolithography Printers

  Buyer: APUC LIMITEDSupplier: CREAT3D LTD

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Source states no optionsLot 1Published 11 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 021631-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 2Published 11 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 021631-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 3Published 11 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 021631-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 4Published 11 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 021631-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 5Published 11 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 021631-2026

No exact source-published process relationship was found.