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# 250166 Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250166-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-unloaded-and-positioned-at-the-point-of-use-instal-ocds-h6vhtk-05abdf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "250166 Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 November 2025 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £360,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250166-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-unloaded-and-positioned-at-the-point-of-use-instal-ocds-h6vhtk-05abdf#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05abdf`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250166-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-unloaded-and-positioned-at-the-point-of-use-instal-ocds-h6vhtk-05abdf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fqueensuniversitybelfast%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250166-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-unloaded-and-positioned-at-the-point-of-use-instal-ocds-h6vhtk-05abdf#participate

## Description
The acquisition of a gravimetric microbalance for accurate measurement of gas uptake, sorption kinetics and thermodynamic sorption profile of a wide variety of materials, both solids and liquids

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Contract Period:** 08/12/2025 to 08/12/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 250166 Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation,  Commissioning and Maintenance of a Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Hiden Isochema Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132638`
  - Value: £360,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 250166 Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation,  Commissioning and Maintenance of a Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer (active)
  - Signed Value: £360,000
  - Signed Date: 07/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064111-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-08T08:23:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:59:42.624Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05abdf