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Published 29 Jan 2026, 12:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CEFAS25-04 Thermofisher Servicing Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£248,611published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 2 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V

What is being bought

Published requirement description

3 year servicing agreement for Thermofisher laboratory equipment based in our Lowestoft and Weymouth labs.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
50532000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Jan 2026, 12:35 GMT
Last source update
1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
Authority reference
CEFAS26-04
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061736
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0611f1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Supplier is the Original Equipment manufacturer and brand specific replacement parts are required to meet specific SLAs under Cefas' statutory requirements under FHI/FSS programmes which are dependant on these pieces of equipment being operational.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Feb 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends245 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published107 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 12:35 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 13:35 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £248,6111 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.VCEFAS26-04 Thermofisher Equipment Servicing Agreement1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029£248,611 inc. VAT2 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • CEFAS25-04 Thermofisher Servicing Agreeement · Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V

    Signed
    30 Apr 2026
    Value
    £207,176
    Period
    1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract is not above £5million and is a direct award on PO terms

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPGW-5299-JGTN Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, East of England, NR33 0HTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender