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# 260129 - Contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Peptide Synthesizer and associated Maintenance, training, Ancillary Items and Consumables

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/260129-contract-for-supply-delivery-and-installation-of-peptide-synthesizer-and-associated-ocds-h6vhtk-06a023). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "260129 - Contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Peptide Synthesizer and associated Maintenance, training, Ancillary Items and Consumables". Published status: complete. Published Value: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST. 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:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 June 2026 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Synthesisers
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £236,248 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/260129-contract-for-supply-delivery-and-installation-of-peptide-synthesizer-and-associated-ocds-h6vhtk-06a023#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a023`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/260129-contract-for-supply-delivery-and-installation-of-peptide-synthesizer-and-associated-ocds-h6vhtk-06a023#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/260129-contract-for-supply-delivery-and-installation-of-peptide-synthesizer-and-associated-ocds-h6vhtk-06a023#participate

## Description
Queen’s University Belfast - The Future Medicines Institute (FMI) intends to procure a peptide synthesis solution comprising equipment, associated consumables, and appropriate maintenance and support arrangements to enable in house peptide synthesis capability.
•	Establishment of a reliable, in house peptide synthesis capability aligned to research delivery requirements.
•	Provision of supplier support, including training, to ensure competent and effective operation by authorised users.
•	Delivery of scalable synthesis capability to support routine generation of short peptides and time efficient synthesis of longer peptide sequences.
•	Enablement of consistent, reproducible outputs to meet ongoing and future research needs.
The Future Medicines Institute (FMI) is focused on the identification and development of novel therapeutics and diagnostic approaches. The required capability will support experimental workflows by enabling the generation of peptide materials essential to underpin these research activities, contributing to institutional strategic objectives in advanced therapeutics.
The solution is expected to support broader academic use, enabling access across relevant research groups and maximising utilisation. This will facilitate collaborative research activity and enhance overall institutional research capability and impact.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 37315100, 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 06/08/2026 to 06/08/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 260129 - Contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Peptide Synthesizer and associated Maintenance, training, Ancillary Items and Consumables (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vapourtec Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PTVL-7258-HYTZ`
  - Value: £236,248 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/09/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 260129 - Contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Peptide Synthesizer and associated Maintenance, training, Ancillary Items and Consumables (active)
  - Signed Value: £236,248
  - Signed Date: 24/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F047590-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-05T14:29:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:24:39.350Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a023