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title: "30388 Supply of a Liquid Chromatography Accurate Mass Instrument"
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# 30388 Supply of a Liquid Chromatography Accurate Mass Instrument

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/30388-supply-of-a-liquid-chromatography-accurate-mass-instrument-ocds-h6vhtk-02900d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Network eTendering Portal: "30388 Supply of a Liquid Chromatography Accurate Mass Instrument". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £195,428 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02900d`

## 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/30388-supply-of-a-liquid-chromatography-accurate-mass-instrument-ocds-h6vhtk-02900d#tl-md)

## Description
The Environment Agency is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body responsible to the Secretary of State
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Our principal aims are to protect and improve the environment, and to
promote sustainable development.
The National Laboratory Service (NLS) have responsibility for the provision of analytical analysis in accordance
with the Environment Agency’s statutory responsibility for monitoring the environment.
The NLS comprises two (2) sites with analytical laboratories situated in Exeter and Leeds, and employs in
excess of 160 scientists, analytical specialists and support staff. The NLS currently owns and uses over 200
major analytical instruments.
The NLS is seeking to find a proactive and innovative supplier for the provision of one (1) Liquid
Chromatography High-Resolution Accurate Mass Instrument for delivery by 01 March 2020.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The NLS has a currently identified a need to purchase a Liquid Chromatography High-Resolution Accurate
Mass Instrument which will form the major part of an overall package to include software, library databases
and reports (the System), necessary to ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002214-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AB Sciex UK Limited (operating as SCIEX)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-5828`
  - Value: £195,428 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002214-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £195,428
  - Signed Date: 21/12/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002214-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-03T22:56:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T22:34:12.105Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02900d