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title: "KingFisher Apex with 96 DW Head"
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# KingFisher Apex with 96 DW Head

Buyer: QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef53

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082554-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Jun 2026 - 5 Jun 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £73,808 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR4 7UQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk |
| Local authority | South Norfolk |
| Electoral ward | Cringleford |
| Westminster constituency | South Norfolk |
| 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)
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 11:30 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082554-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082554-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fishersci.co.uk
- https://quadram.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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