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title: "Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system"
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# Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/centri-gcxgc-tof-ms-system-ocds-h6vhtk-035f86). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Reading: "Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system". 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:** [University of Reading](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-reading-urn-133870)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Detection and analysis apparatus
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £317,358 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035f86`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Description
For the purchase of Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system for the discovery, profiling, and screening of volatile organic compounds. This equipment has been selected for the ability to allow automated HiSorb immersive extraction. Samples can be stacked and run in sequence, with detachment of probes from the robot arm allowing for the next sample extraction to begin. The robot then recollects the probe and inserts into the platform. The system allows for any injected samples to be recollected onto thermal desorption tubes, facilitating multiple analyses of the same extract. The mass spectrometer features tandem ionisation capability, which allows for generation of mass spectra profiles at two different ionisation energies simultaneously. This allows for increased confidence in compound identification and facilitates structural elucidation and isotope ratios. The entire platform is operated with ChromSpace software, allowing for integrated control of Centri automated extraction, GC injection, flow modulation, flame ionisation detection quantification, mass spectrometer operation, data processing, and statistical analysis.
The University has published this Award notice following the publication of the VEAT notice and expiry of 10 calendar days and has awarded a contract to Markes International Analytical Limited.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38430000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** For the purchase of Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system for the discovery, profiling, and screening of volatile organic compounds. This equipment has been selected for the ability to allow automated HiSorb immersive extraction. Samples can be stacked and run ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 022831-2022-UOR/LAB/23/001-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Markes International Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-123564`
  - Value: £317,358 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Centri GCxGC TOF-MS system (active)
  - Award id: `027256-2022-UOR-LAB-23-001-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Markes International Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-123564`
  - Value: £317,358 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Centri GCxGC TOF-MS system (active)
  - Signed Value: £317,358
  - Signed Date: 27/09/2022

- **Contract:** 022831-2022-UOR/LAB/23/001-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £317,358
  - Signed Date: 16/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027256-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-28T15:56:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:23:15.150Z
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