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title: "Support & Maintenance for LCMS Exactive Instruments"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000627374"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY"
published: "2021-09-21"
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# Support & Maintenance for LCMS Exactive Instruments

Buyer: SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000627374

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## Summary

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is seeking support and maintenance services for their LCMS Exactive instruments, including a Thermo Orbitrap Exactive Plus and a Thermo Q Exactive Focus. This procurement, classified under the environmental protection industry, is an open procedure that has reached the contract award stage. The contract was signed on 1st September 2020, with a total value of £144,300. The successful supplier, MS Vision, will provide ongoing maintenance services crucial for ensuring compliance monitoring of pesticides and organic pollutants across water, soil, and air samples. SEPA’s facility is located in Central Scotland at Eurocentral, ML1 4WQ.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses that specialise in scientific instrument maintenance and repair, particularly those with expertise in LCMS (Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) technology. Companies capable of delivering high-quality, comprehensive maintenance contracts for complex analytical instruments would find this procurement suitable. The requirement for preventative servicing and prompt response to breakdowns highlights the need for suppliers to demonstrate proficiency in minimising instrument downtime, offering the potential to secure long-term contractual relationships while contributing to environmental protection efforts.

## Notice

Support and Maintenance of: One Thermo Orbitrap Exactive Plus One Thermo Q Exactive Focus

### Lot Information

Lot 1

There are two LCMS Orbitrap instruments which require a maintenance contract: One Thermo Orbitrap Exactive Plus One Thermo Q Exactive Focus The instruments are located in our Central Scotland laboratory at Eurocentral, ML1 4WQ. The LCMS system is a complex analytical instrument which is used in the quantification and positive identification of large suites of pesticides and other organic pollutants in samples from all media, i.e. water, soil and air. These instruments are essential in carrying out monitoring of samples for consent compliance and our legislative commitments. There is a requirement for a comprehensive preventative maintenance and repair contract to cover this instruments. This ensures regular annual instrument servicing is carried out and that instrument breakdowns are dealt with effectively and efficiently by qualified instrument engineers so as to minimise instrument down-time.

Renewal: Extensions of 2 x 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP428248 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Aug 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £144,300 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK9 4TZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling North |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MS VISION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2021 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP428248
- 5 Aug 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG391859

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG391859&idx=2
  18th August 2020 - Terms and Conditions for Services
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG391859&idx=1
  5th August 2020 - Invitation to Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG391859
  Support & Maintenance for LCMS Exactive Instruments - Support and Maintenance of: One Thermo Orbitrap Exactive Plus One Thermo Q Exactive Focus
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP428248
  Support & Maintenance for LCMS Exactive Instruments - Support and Maintenance of: One Thermo Orbitrap Exactive Plus One Thermo Q Exactive Focus

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.sepa.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000627374

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