---
title: "Purchase of Liquid Chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectometry instrument package"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0394f7"
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# Purchase of Liquid Chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectometry instrument package

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0394f7

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## Summary

The University of Bristol has awarded a contract for the purchase of liquid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry equipment. The procurement process was conducted using a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £208,060.16 GBP, was signed on December 16, 2022. The equipment is intended for the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol, based in the UK.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in laboratory, optical, and precision equipment to showcase their expertise. The University of Bristol, as the buying organisation, sought a supplier for a mass spectrometry instrument package suitable for high-volume sample analysis. Companies with experience in providing such specialised scientific equipment would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process.

## Notice

Purchase of Liquid Chromatography Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Instrument Package

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A LC-QQQ MS instrument package is required for the National Environmental Isotope Facility Bristol Laboratory (NEIF-B) based in the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol. It will be dedicated to performing normal and reverse phase chromatographic analysis of a wide range of targets. The successful bid shall provide a package that shall enable robust and cost-effective routine, high-volume throughput of samples with minimal maintenance and built-in redundancy thereby enabling near continuous operation. The instruments shall also be used by the Organic Geochemistry Unit (OGU; https://www.bristol.ac.uk/chemistry/research/ogu/), whose labs in which they will be housed, and more widely by other academic researchers under the auspices of the Bristol Biogeochemistry Research Centre (BBRC; http://www.bristol.ac.uk/bbrc/) and Cabot Institute (http://www.bris.ac.uk/cabot/).

### Procurement Information

Mini Competition from APUC Framework for The Supply of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment LAB 1029 AP

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000134-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £208,060 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2023 at 10:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000134-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bris.ac.uk/cabot/
- http://www.bristol.ac.uk
- http://www.bristol.ac.uk/bbrc/
- https://www.bristol.ac.uk/chemistry/research/ogu/

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