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# ID 4457248 - DAERA AFBI - CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass-Spectrometers (LC-MS/MS) 2022

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4457248-daera-afbi-csb-purchase-of-liquid-chromarographic-mass-spectrometers-lc-ms-ms-2-ocds-h6vhtk-038cdd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute: "ID 4457248 - DAERA AFBI - CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass-Spectrometers (LC-MS/MS) 2022". Published status: complete. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/agri-food-and-biosciences-institute-GB-FTS-128712)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 January 2023 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysis apparatus, Chromatographs, Detection and analysis apparatus, Instruments for checking physical characteristics, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £367,770 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4457248-daera-afbi-csb-purchase-of-liquid-chromarographic-mass-spectrometers-lc-ms-ms-2-ocds-h6vhtk-038cdd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038cdd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4457248-daera-afbi-csb-purchase-of-liquid-chromarographic-mass-spectrometers-lc-ms-ms-2-ocds-h6vhtk-038cdd#tl-md)

## Description
AFBI require a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty and training of staff in the use of a compact, bench-top, Liquid Chromatograph – Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2023. This tender is for one instrument, however, should additional funding become available a second instrument may be purchased.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38400000, 38430000, 38432000, 38432200, 38433000, 38433100
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £750,000
- **Description:** AFBI require a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty and training of staff in the use of a compact, bench-top, Liquid Chromatograph – Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) which must be delivered on or before 31st March...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** ID 4457248 - DAERA AFBI - CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass Spectometer (active)
  - Award id: `005575-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **WATERS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182524`
  - Value: £367,770 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ID 4457248 - DAERA AFBI - CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass Spectometer (active)
  - Signed Value: £367,770
  - Signed Date: 24/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005575-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-24T15:05:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:39:43.341Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038cdd