Official UK procurement notice
Fluorescence-detected Taylor Dispersion Analyser
Authority: Aston University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply 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 publishedProcedure 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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067084Find 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- Standstill ends205 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published181 days ago24 Apr 2026, 11:08 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published20 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Apr 2026, 11:08 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fida Biosystems ApSSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 | £245,403 inc. VAT | 20 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FIDA Biosystems ApSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender