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Published 20 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Fluorescence-detected Taylor Dispersion Analyser

Official notice

Authority: Aston University (Education)

Direct award
Awarded value£245,403published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 20 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Fida Biosystems ApS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and installation of the following equipment, along with associated services:

  • Fida Neo System UV
  • Fida Neo 480 Detector
  • Kinetics Software Module
  • Installation, training and freight
  • Two-year Full Coverage Service Agreement

The system is a fluorescence-based capillary flow instrument for accurate quantification of particle size (hydrodynamic radius), fluorescence intensity and fluorescence ratiometric emission monitoring.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMT
Last source update
24 Apr 2026, 11:08 BST
Authority reference
1240
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037469
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067084 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The FidaNeo system provides capability for analysing biomolecular interactions directly in solution using proprietary FIDA technology, enabling measurement of binding affinity and molecular size changes in complex matrices such as serum or lipid nanodisc systems.

No instruments other than the Fida Neo could be identified that are capable of making the required measurements. No other instrument researched was capable of measuring the sub-nanometer size changes associated with protein conformational change (e.g. upon a drug binding to its target protein), nor did any other instrument researched provide the complementary readouts of fluorescence intensity required for quantifying particle concentration, quantifying fluorescent labelling efficiency, and measuring fluorescence quenching) and fluorescence ratiometric emission monitoring (required for measuring protein-drug binding).

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

31 Mar 2026 → 24 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends205 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published181 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 11:08 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    24 Apr 2026, 11:08 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £245,4031 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fida Biosystems ApSSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029£245,403 inc. VAT20 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Fida Biosystems ApSSME

    Signed
    23 Apr 2026
    Value
    £245,403 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Not required

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000904 · GB-PPON: PTLB-7496-TPTR Aston Triangle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7ETContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FIDA Biosystems ApSAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNBM-7193-QNBT Generatorvej 6, A+B, soborg, DK, 2860, DKContact email

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