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title: "UKRI-6292 High-resolution mass spectrometer system"
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# UKRI-6292 High-resolution mass spectrometer system

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f865

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## Summary

UK Research & Innovation, through the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, procured a high-resolution mass spectrometer system with associated accessories for multi-omics research. The equipment is intended to support proteomics, lipidomics and metabolomics, including analysis of low-abundance analytes, large intact proteins and singly charged species. The procurement is for goods, specifically a mass spectrometer system, with delivery in the United Kingdom. The selected system is the SCIEX ZenoTOF 8600, supplied by AB SCIEX UK Limited. The requirement centres on an integrated high-resolution instrument and its supporting accessories, rather than a general laboratory equipment supply. Suppliers serving research laboratories, analytical science facilities and advanced mass spectrometry programmes would find the technical scope most relevant.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 11 September 2026 to AB SCIEX UK Limited through a direct award. The award value is £463,764.80 excluding VAT, or £556,517.76 including VAT. The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with signature scheduled for 23 September 2026. UKRI justified the direct award on exclusive intellectual property rights and technical reasons, stating that no other commercially available system met the required specification. The specified technologies include SCIEX’s patented DJET Ion Guide, Electron Activated Dissociation cell and ZenoTRAP technology. The procurement comprised one lot and the award covers the complete mass spectrometer system and associated accessories.

This award indicates demand for highly specialised mass spectrometry capable of supporting advanced proteomics, lipidomics and metabolomics research. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate a high-resolution system with strong sensitivity for low-abundance analytes, high mass transmission for large intact proteins, tunable electron-based fragmentation and rapid reaction times without compromising data quality. The requirement also favours suppliers able to provide integrated accessories, technical support and a system that works across different molecular research applications, including structural elucidation and analysis of singly charged species. Relevant businesses are specialist scientific instrument manufacturers, authorised laboratory technology suppliers and firms with established capability in research-grade mass spectrometry, rather than general laboratory equipment distributors.

## Notice

UKRI MRC has selected a supplier to provide a high-resolution mass spectrometer system and associated accessories.

### Procurement Information

To meet the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology's (LMB) multi-omics research objectives across proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics, the SCIEX ZenoTOF 8600 system incorporates several crucial, patented technologies: Patented DJET Ion Guide (US Patent 10475633): Delivers a >10x gain in sensitivity for low-abundance analytes and high mass transmission, allowing efficient transfer of large intact proteins (>100 kDa) to expand proteomics capabilities. Electron Activated Dissociation (EAD) Cell (US Patent 10014166): Offers tunable fragmentation using variable electron energies (up to 50 eV) and currents, achieving reaction times under 5 ms without compromising data quality--even for singly charged species. ZenoTRAP Technology (US Patent 7456388): Pairs with EAD to generate exceptionally intense MS/MS spectra for deeper structural elucidation. No other commercially available system meets the required technical specification to allow MRC LMB to meet their research objectives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086556-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £463,764 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON, WILTSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| 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 | AB SCIEX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38433100 - Mass spectrometer

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 15:31 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086556-2026
- 11 Sep 2026 at 15:24 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086552-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086556-2026
  11th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086552-2026
  11th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.ukri.org/

## Provenance

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