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# High resolution aerosol mass spectrometer for aircraft use (FAAM MLU)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-resolution-aerosol-mass-spectrometer-for-aircraft-use-faam-mlu-ocds-h6vhtk-03a4bf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER: "High resolution aerosol mass spectrometer for aircraft use (FAAM MLU)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-manchester-urn-133842)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 March 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Mass spectrometer
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £431,300 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a4bf`

## 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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[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-resolution-aerosol-mass-spectrometer-for-aircraft-use-faam-mlu-ocds-h6vhtk-03a4bf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fmanchesteruniversity%2Faspx%2FProjectManage%2F58)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-resolution-aerosol-mass-spectrometer-for-aircraft-use-faam-mlu-ocds-h6vhtk-03a4bf#participate

## Description
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester operate an aerosol mass spectrometer on the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) BAe-146 research aircraft, to make highly accurate and quantitative measurements of atmospheric aerosol composition in real time. The current system is being upgraded as part of the facility's Midlife Upgrade (MLU) programme, to ensure that cutting-edge aerosol measurements can continue to be made on this facility until 2040. In addition to decommissioning old, obsolete components, we have purchased a mass spectrometer to improve on the mass spectrometer design to permit measurements of organic elemental composition in addition to mass concentrations. The equipment will be located at The University of Manchester when not deployed on the FAAM aircraft.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38433100
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester operate an aerosol mass spectrometer on the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) BAe-146 research aircraft, to make highly accurate and quantitative m...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** High resolution aerosol mass spectrometer for aircraft use (FAAM MLU) (active)
  - Award id: `013116-2023-2023-2010-AMS-JA-CJ-PC-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Aerodyne**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-82204`
  - Value: £431,300 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** High resolution aerosol mass spectrometer for aircraft use (FAAM MLU) (active)
  - Signed Value: £431,300
  - Signed Date: 13/04/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013116-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-09T12:27:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:33:10.359Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4bf