Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance and Servicing of Chromatography Equipment Lot 1
Authority: MHRA (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£825,000total for 7 lots · £990,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 May 2026awarded 20 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jul 2029 · up to 30 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 30 Jul 2026
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScheduled Maintenance and Servicing of Chromatography Systems across South Mimms site
CPV: Laboratory services
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published value (£825,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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Lot #2Agilent Technologies SystemsRenewalPublished value£30,000
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Lot #3GE Healthcare SystemsRenewalPublished value£30,000
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Lot #4Bio-Rad / Quest PlusSystemsRenewalPublished value£30,000
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Lot #5Cytiva SystemsRenewalPublished value£30,000
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Lot #6Waters SystemRenewalPublished value£75,000
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Lot #7Jasco SystemsRenewalPublished value£30,000
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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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 7 lots
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Social Value
Lot distribution rule: Separate contracts will be awarded for each lot, suppliers are invited to submit bits for one or multiple lots. each lot submission will be evaluated separately. Further information can be found within ITT Instruction Pack
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
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What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Apr 2026, 12:54 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 15:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
C356257- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035598- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
20 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 12:54 BST
- Clarification questions by169 days ago6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline160 days ago15 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts85 days ago30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by84 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent64 days ago20 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 15:40 BST
- Standstill ends51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026- Tender notice published20 Apr 2026, 12:54 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Aug 2026, 15:40 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2026, 15:40 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £450,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 11 award | |||
| Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2029 · up to 13 Sept 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months | £450,000 | 20 Aug 2026standstill to 1 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thermo Electron Manufacturing LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender