Official UK procurement notice
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) For OPSS
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has awarded a contract for a Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer instrument for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) via a single supplier. In order to fully assess chemical regulatory requirements and emerging chemical risks, it is essential to introduce a new liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometer instrument (LC-MS/MS).
CPV: Mass spectrometer
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authority undertook a procurement for a Liquid Chromatography Mass SpectrometerAwardedPublished value£365,000
The Authority undertook a procurement for a Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer. A full specification was included within the tender documents. Proposals were evaluated in terms of their quality, social value and price criteria. The successful tenderer was identified based on the price per quality point methodology.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 90
- Social Value: 10
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Jan 2025, 15:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2025, 12:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013049- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d583Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 4 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Contract starts26 Mar 2025
- Notice published4 Apr 2025, 12:03 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete4 Apr 2025, 12:03 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Apr 2025, 12:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimadzu UK Ltd | £363,889 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013049-2025-1 · Shimadzu UK Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2025
- Value
- £363,889
- Period
- … – 26 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SHIMADZU UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria