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title: "Bruker Solarix Maintenance Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000791864"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
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# Bruker Solarix Maintenance Agreement

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000791864

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has completed a procurement process for a 12-month maintenance agreement for the Bruker Solarix Mass Spectrometer. The procurement falls under the education industry category and serves the School of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, located in the UKM75 region. This procurement stage, now in the award phase, concluded with a contract dated 17 December 2024, valued at GBP 58,000. The maintenance agreement ensures continued operational capability of this specialised equipment, underscoring the technical nature and specific vendor requirements of the project, facilitated through a limited procurement method without a call for competition, necessary due to the proprietary nature of the equipment handled solely by Bruker UK.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities, especially for companies involved in specialised scientific instrumentation and maintenance services. Businesses that supply niche, high-tech equipment or offer specialised maintenance services are well-suited to compete in such procurement processes. The ongoing requirement for specialised maintenance underscores the importance of maintaining relationships with reputable, technically proficient suppliers that can meet stringent operational requirements, thereby opening avenues for long-term partnerships and repeat business in the education and research sectors.

## Notice

This Procurement exercise is for the purchase of a 12 months maintenance agreement for the Bruker Solarix Mass Spectrometer.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Competition is absent for technical reasons, but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement

### Procurement Information

Bruker are the original equipment manufacturer for this specialist piece of equipment. Bruker are the only vendor that make and sell this type of mass spectrometer and the only vendor that is able to provide the maintenance agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR524958 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £58,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRUKER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71900000 - Laboratory services

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR524958

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR524958
  Bruker Solarix Maintenance Agreement - This Procurement exercise is for the purchase of a 12 months maintenance agreement for the Bruker Solarix Mass Spectrometer.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000791864

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