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title: "(NU/1414) The Supply and Installation of a Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) System with MS/MS Capability"
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# (NU/1414) The Supply and Installation of a Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) System with MS/MS Capability

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c89a64d1-be07-49d6-9f24-2d962cee16a2

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## Summary

The procurement process is led by Newcastle University, which has issued a tender for the supply and installation of a Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) system with MS/MS capability. This project, classified under the laboratory and precision equipment industry, has a total contract value of £577,995. The tender period ended on 24th October 2018, while the contract is effective from 11th December 2018 until 12th December 2022. The procurement method is classified as 'Other', and it falls under the main procurement category of goods. The project is located in the North East region of England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on laboratory equipment and related services, particularly those specialising in mass spectrometry and proteomics technologies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this contract well-suited to their capabilities, especially those offering advanced scientific instruments, installation services, and ongoing support. Companies that can provide high sensitivity and reliability in laboratory equipment are encouraged to consider competing for future opportunities with Newcastle University and similar institutions.

## Notice

Mass spectrometry-based proteomics has been extensively used in the field of cell biology and immunology, allowing the quantification of thousands of proteins as well as their modifications, localization, and dynamics for understanding cellular functions and processes on molecular level. Proteomics often provides a hypothesis-free and systems-wide characterisation of cellular or organellar proteomes. A standard proteomics workflow includes the following steps: extraction of proteins from cells or tissue, protein digestion by a protease into peptides, separation of peptides by liquid chromatography with online analysis of peptides by tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), database-search for protein identification and software based quantification of the peptide ion intensities. We have in recent years successfully applied proteomics to a wide range of biological questions. We have analysed complex mammalian proteomes and subproteomes such as phosphoproteomes and ubiquitinomes. These subproteomes are often only available in very small sample amounts and thus we require high sensitivity for our proteomics analyses. This tender is a call-offer from Lot 5 of the APUC National Agreement for Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment (LAB1001AP) for the supply of a LC-MS system for state-of-the-art proteomics applications. The scope of this contract is for the supply, delivery and installation of equipment and as detailed in Section 3 Technical Specification. The contract includes after sales support and an option for a minimum of 48 months warrant, maintenance and servicing and all training necessary for safe and reliable operation of the system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47ae4042-e7ad-4853-b16e-1d771e9eb440 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Nov 2018 |
| Contract period | 11 Dec 2018 - 12 Dec 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £577,995 |
| 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 | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRUKER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2018 at 16:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47ae4042-e7ad-4853-b16e-1d771e9eb440

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47ae4042-e7ad-4853-b16e-1d771e9eb440
  20th December 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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