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Maintenance and Servicing of Chromatography Equipment Lot 1

MHRA

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Aug 2026 at 15:40

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 Apr 2026 at 12:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is procuring scheduled maintenance and servicing of chromatography systems at its South Mimms site. The requirement is laboratory services for chromatography equipment, covering the systems included in Lot 1. The work is aimed at maintaining the performance and availability of the agency’s chromatography capability through planned servicing and maintenance activities. The buyer is MHRA, a central government public authority based in London. This opportunity is relevant to businesses that maintain, service or support chromatography systems in laboratory or regulated scientific environments, particularly suppliers able to provide equipment-specific technical support at the South Mimms site.

The procurement has reached the award stage for Lot 1. An award dated 20 August 2026 selected Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited, with an awarded value of £450,000 excluding VAT (£540,000 including VAT). The awarded contract is scheduled to run from 14 September 2026 to 13 September 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions to 13 September 2031. The award followed an open procedure. Lot 1 was evaluated using technical quality at 50%, commercial price at 40% and social value at 10%; economic and technical selection criteria also applied. Two bids were recorded for Lot 1. A standstill period runs until 1 September 2026, with signature scheduled for 14 September 2026.

This award demonstrates a substantial, repeatable requirement from MHRA for specialist chromatography-equipment servicing at a government laboratory site. Suppliers competing when the requirement returns would need credible technical capability in maintaining chromatography systems, with the expertise and capacity to deliver scheduled servicing reliably in a regulated scientific environment. The evaluation gives technical quality greater weight than price, so evidence of robust maintenance methods, suitably qualified engineers, service planning and dependable response arrangements would be important. Social value also forms part of the assessment, alongside commercial price. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, although the awarded supplier is a large organisation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintenance and Servicing of Chromatography Equipment Lot 1

Notice Description

Scheduled Maintenance and Servicing of Chromatography Systems across South Mimms site

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension

Lot 2

Agilent Technologies Systems

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension

Lot 3

GE Healthcare Systems

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension

Lot 4

Bio-Rad / Quest PlusSystems

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension

Lot 5

Cytiva Systems

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension

Lot 6

Waters System

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension

Lot 7

Jasco Systems

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068641
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079579-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71900000 - Laboratory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£825,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£825,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
15 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 13 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MHRA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited

Further Information

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