---
title: "Contract for a Steady State Spectrometer"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-136032"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SWANSEA UNIVERSITY"
published: "2024-03-05"
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# Contract for a Steady State Spectrometer

Buyer: SWANSEA UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-136032

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## Summary

Swansea University has awarded a contract for a Steady State Spectrometer to Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. The contract aims to provide luminescence intensity and lifetime capabilities for small molecule characterisation, bio-assays, and biomolecular binding, particularly relevant to Biosciences and Medical School. The procurement is in the goods category and the contract was signed on 19th December 2023.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for suppliers of laboratory, optical, and precision equipment, such as spectrometer providers. The procurement process for the Steady State Spectrometer was conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution, with the tender deadline on 27th November 2023. External funding from the Higher Education Research Council Capital - ECR fund has been secured, requiring delivery of the equipment by 31st March 2024.

## Notice

Swansea University's Chemistry Department has now awarded this contract to purchase a Steady State Spectrometer with microplate, temperature control and Phosphorescence Lifetime Capability available for use University-wide, particularly relevant to Biosciences and Medical School. Postgraduate students, research staff. Undergraduate (e.g. final year research project) under close supervision.The aim of the purchase was to provide luminescence intensity and lifetime (phosphorescence) capabilities for small molecule characterisation, bio-assays and biomolecular-binding, with the purpose to perform luminescence emission intensity characterisation; phosphorescence lifetime characterisation; small molecule/biomolecule binding assays in well plate format; bioassays on cell extracts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136032 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SWANSEA UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA2 8PP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Electoral ward | Sketty |
| Westminster constituency | Swansea West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS; SWANSEA UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38433000 - Spectrometers
- 38433100 - Mass spectrometer

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2024 at 14:13 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136032
- 5 Mar 2024 at 13:02 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136032
- 9 Nov 2023 at 08:42 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136032

## Notice URLs

- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
- https://www.swansea.ac.uk

## Provenance

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