--- title: "UK SBS RE18378 SEC-MALS System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-646204c4-de88-4ad4-991b-11b23a6b4dc5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-646204c4-de88-4ad4-991b-11b23a6b4dc5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-646204c4-de88-4ad4-991b-11b23a6b4dc5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-646204c4-de88-4ad4-991b-11b23a6b4dc5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2018-12-12" --- # UK SBS RE18378 SEC-MALS System Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-646204c4-de88-4ad4-991b-11b23a6b4dc5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-646204c4-de88-4ad4-991b-11b23a6b4dc5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-646204c4-de88-4ad4-991b-11b23a6b4dc5.json) ## Summary The UK Shared Business Services Limited has conducted a public procurement process titled "UK SBS RE18378 SEC-MALS System". This tender falls under the goods category, specifically focusing on laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. The procurement was initiated on 1st November 2018, with a submission deadline for bids set at 19th November 2018. The contract period is expected to start on 5th December 2018 and run until 31st March 2019, with service delivery addressed to a location in Cambridge (postcode CB2 0QH). The procurement method followed is an open procedure, below the specified threshold. This tender represents a significant opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in supplying laboratory equipment and services, particularly those specialising in chromatography and related technologies. Businesses that can provide innovative SEC-MALS instrumentation or related products will be well-placed to compete. Engagement in this procurement could enhance the capabilities of SMEs and facilitate growth, while fostering long-term partnerships in the evolving field of molecular biology and structural research. ## Notice The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology uses size exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled to multi angle light scattering (MALS) as part of its protein purification, protein characterization, quality control and particle mass / size quantitation, all of which are integral to the laboratory's main research themes in structural biology. The SEC-MALS instrumentation must be able to determine particle size and mass over a wide dynamic range from small peptides and nucleic acid fragments up to large mass protein complexes, detergent vesicles or virus like particles. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71b6258e-028a-4b28-a7e2-826c56c3bbb8 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Dec 2018 | | Submission deadline | 19 Nov 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Nov 2018 | | Contract period | 5 Dec 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £149,800 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | WYATT TECHNOLOGY (UK | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ## Release History - 12 Dec 2018 at 11:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71b6258e-028a-4b28-a7e2-826c56c3bbb8 - 1 Nov 2018 at 12:28 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f13b485e-8c36-4d03-8b35-c3b47c855687 - 1 Nov 2018 at 12:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f13b485e-8c36-4d03-8b35-c3b47c855687 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71b6258e-028a-4b28-a7e2-826c56c3bbb8 12th December 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f13b485e-8c36-4d03-8b35-c3b47c855687 1st November 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c0267786-e641-4382-b7ff-ce4f68e3fe3a UK SBS RE18378 - SEC-MALS System ITQ Invitation to Quote - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/826c045b-74de-4fb2-b2c2-d7ee8422bc34 UK SBS RE18378 - SEC-MALS System ITQQ Invitation to Quote Questions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/329e737a-72d8-45a6-8f16-d3666a5b19af AW4.1 - Terms and Conditions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ceef6fd4-cd5f-4b65-99c2-6120fdaf4838 RE18378 - AW5.2 Price Schedule Template - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b0ee9900-4d19-4ceb-af23-21c1474e8ee2 Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7d041036-54d1-4235-bffe-a1a8043d8f80 Bidder Training ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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