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title: "CEFAS26-97 Annual service cover for LC-MS equipment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b65"
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# CEFAS26-97 Annual service cover for LC-MS equipment

Buyer: CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b65

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## Summary

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) bought annual maintenance and support for its liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry equipment at its Weymouth site. The service covers an Agilent 1290 Infinity II UPLC and a 6495B iFunnel triple quadrupole LC-MS system. Its purpose is to keep the instruments maintained and supported, reduce the risk of downtime and help scientific analysis run reliably. The requirement is for specialist servicing of laboratory measurement and testing equipment (CPV 50410000), rather than the supply of new instruments or general laboratory services. The service was provided by Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd.

Cefas used a direct award without competition under a below-threshold procedure. The procurement is complete and the award is active; Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd was selected. The contract was signed on 21 July 2026 and runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £32,744.88 excluding VAT (£39,293.85 including VAT). The requirement was handled as one lot. No award date or separate evaluation criteria are stated in the process data; the recorded route was a direct award without competition.

For suppliers considering comparable future requirements from Cefas, this award shows demand for manufacturer-specific service cover that supports specialist LC-MS instruments at the Weymouth site. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the technical ability to maintain and support the Agilent 1290 Infinity II UPLC and 6495B iFunnel triple quadrupole system, and to keep analytical equipment dependable for scientific work. Familiarity with the instruments and access to appropriate service expertise would be commercially relevant. The purchase was a focused, single-lot service requirement handled by direct award without competition, with Agilent selected; suppliers should therefore recognise that competing effectively would depend on being able to meet the equipment-specific servicing need, rather than offering broad laboratory maintenance alone.

## Notice

12 months of Agilent CrossLab Silver service for the Agilent 1290 Infinity II UPLC and the 6495B iFunnel triple quadrupole (QQQ) LC-MS system at Cefas Weymouth. The cover keeps the instruments maintained and supported, which reduces the risk of downtime and keeps scientific analysis running reliably throughout the year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098775-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,744 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 09:40 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098775-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098775-2026
  20th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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