Notice Information
Notice Title
260129 - Contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Peptide Synthesizer and associated Maintenance, training, Ancillary Items and Consumables
Notice Description
Queen's University Belfast - The Future Medicines Institute (FMI) intends to procure a peptide synthesis solution comprising equipment, associated consumables, and appropriate maintenance and support arrangements to enable in house peptide synthesis capability. * Establishment of a reliable, in house peptide synthesis capability aligned to research delivery requirements. * Provision of supplier support, including training, to ensure competent and effective operation by authorised users. * Delivery of scalable synthesis capability to support routine generation of short peptides and time efficient synthesis of longer peptide sequences. * Enablement of consistent, reproducible outputs to meet ongoing and future research needs. The Future Medicines Institute (FMI) is focused on the identification and development of novel therapeutics and diagnostic approaches. The required capability will support experimental workflows by enabling the generation of peptide materials essential to underpin these research activities, contributing to institutional strategic objectives in advanced therapeutics. The solution is expected to support broader academic use, enabling access across relevant research groups and maximising utilisation. This will facilitate collaborative research activity and enhance overall institutional research capability and impact.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: option to extend maintenance, software updates or development, beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.
Planning Information
Summary of Informal Preliminary Market Engagement:- Queen’s University Belfast has conducted Preliminary Market Engagement with several suppliers in order to: • develop the understanding of our requirements and the proposed approach to the procurement. • gain a better understanding of what the market can offer and if the market could respond to a tender in relation to this requirement • identify potential suppliers for the requirement. • understand potential lead times. • gain an understanding of the commercial profile for the requirement. • communicate sustainability targets and minimum requirements to confirm the market has the capability to deliver on these. • identify opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of the requirement. The information gathered from PME will be used to shape any forthcoming procurement strategy to ensure that requirements can be subject to reasonable competitive tension. Participation in preliminary market engagement is not a prerequisite for any future tender exercise.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a023
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047590-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
37315100 - Synthesisers
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 May 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jun 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 22 May 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 6 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN06 Belfast
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047590-2026
22nd May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047452-2026
21st May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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