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KingFisher Apex with 96 DW Head

QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE

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01 Sep 2026 at 11:30

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Quadram Institute Bioscience bought a KingFisher Apex purification pipeline with a 96 DW head, together with a six-year maintenance and service contract. This is a laboratory equipment and scientific instrument support requirement, covering both the supply of the instrument and its ongoing servicing. The buyer is Quadram Institute Bioscience, a public authority based in Norwich. Delivery and related activity cover locations across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, the South East and the South West. The requirement is therefore relevant to laboratory equipment manufacturers, scientific instrument distributors, laboratory automation specialists and companies able to provide nationwide technical maintenance and support for specialist purification equipment.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded under a below-threshold procedure; the recorded method details are described as unknown. It comprised one completed lot. Fisher Scientific U.K. Limited was awarded the contract, which is active. The contract was signed on 5 June 2026 and runs from 5 June 2026 to 5 June 2032. Its value is £73,808 including tax, with the published contract value also recorded as £73,808. The award covers goods and associated services: the KingFisher Apex purification equipment and its maintenance and service provision. Evaluation details are not set out in the available process information, so the commercial outcome should be understood primarily as a completed equipment-and-support purchase rather than an ongoing competition.

For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates demand from a specialist bioscience research organisation for integrated laboratory purification equipment backed by long-term service support. A credible future competitor would need to supply or support KingFisher Apex-class laboratory automation, understand purification workflows and provide dependable technical maintenance over an extended operating period. Capability to coordinate equipment delivery and servicing across multiple English regions would be relevant, as would established arrangements for responsive repairs, planned maintenance, replacement parts and continuity of laboratory operations. The selected supplier was a large scientific equipment business, indicating that scale, manufacturer or distributor access and the operational capacity to support a national customer footprint may be important when this buyer next reviews a comparable requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

KingFisher Apex with 96 DW Head

Notice Description

Purchase of KingFisher Apex Purification Pipeline Equipment and 6 Year Maintenance/Service Contract

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef53
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082554-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£73,808 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Jun 2026 - 5 Jun 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7UQ
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Norfolk
Electoral Ward
Cringleford
Westminster Constituency
South Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

thermo fisher scientific

Further Information

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