Official UK procurement notice
3 Year Warranty Quotation 24606131
Authority: Aston University (Education)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Awarded value£39,376published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Waters Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement description3-year warranty/service coverage for the new Waters/Wyatt SEC-MALS system and TA DSC system. The coverage includes parts and
labour for failures during the warranty period.
The service coverage is required to protect high-value research equipment, provide service support, repairs, parts and labour cover, and ensure continued operation of the instruments used by AIME.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:04 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:04 BST
- Authority reference
1333- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094946- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07832eFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 17:04 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £39,3761 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waters Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
3 Year Warranty Quotation 24606131 · Waters Ltd
- Signed
- 6 Oct 2026
- Value
- £39,376
- Period
- 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Oct 2029
- Status
- active
1 agreed KPI: Response Time to Fault
- Response Time to Fault
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WATERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender