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# Multi-Collector ICP-MS Instrument for Isotope Analysis

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-collector-icp-ms-instrument-for-isotope-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-028c36). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Southampton: "Multi-Collector ICP-MS Instrument for Isotope Analysis". Published status: complete. Published Value: £692,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Southampton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879)
- **Published Value:** £692,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 February 2021 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:** UKJ3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £652,926 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028c36`

## 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/multi-collector-icp-ms-instrument-for-isotope-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-028c36#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofsouthampton%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-collector-icp-ms-instrument-for-isotope-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-028c36#participate

## Description
This project is for the supply of a Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) for the Geochemistry Group of the University of Southampton based at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton. The instrument we seek will complement our existing instrument capabilities ( including Multi-Collector ICP-MS, Sector Magnet ICP-MS, Quadrupole and Triple-Quad ICP-MS). The primary requirement is for a MC-ICP-MS instrument that will provide accurate and precise boron isotope ratio analyses of carbonate materials (such asstony coral, foraminifera, calcite, carbonate pellets) via laser ablation. Specialised analyses of this type are a major research focus of our group and we have experienced and committed research staff who will support the analytical developments of this project. A secondary requirement is for this instrument to make accurate and precise measurements of isotope ratios of other elements (other than gases) in a wider range of materials via laser ablation and solution-based sample introduction systems. Sample types will include both natural materials(rocks and minerals, seawater, other natural waters, biological materials, etc.) and synthetic materials (nanoparticles, manufactured products, etc.).

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

- **Estimated Value:** £692,000
- **Description:** This project is for the supply of a Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) for the Geochemistry Group of the University of Southampton based at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton. The instrument we seek wil...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Multi-Collector ICP-MS Instrument for Isotope Analysis (active)
  - Award id: `009931-2021-2020UoS-0149-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93879`
  - Value: £652,926 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Multi-Collector ICP-MS Instrument for Isotope Analysis (active)
  - Signed Value: £652,926
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009931-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-07T09:30:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:36:16.540Z
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