Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Mass Spectrometry for the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW)
Authority: University of Exeter (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of this instrument purchase is to acquire an LC-QQQ able to run a targeted PFAS method in potentially complex sample matrices. We require a user-friendly software platform and the right level of vender support to enable the end user to run samples and report complex data with the use of libraries and databases. We also require an LC-TOF capable of MRM with a DESI sample introduction system that can run a variety of environmental applications in potentially complex sample matrices. We require a user-friendly software platform and the right level of vender support to enable the end user to run samples and report complex data with the potential use of libraries and databases.
CPV: Mass spectrometer · Spectrometers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£1,175,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1LC QQQCancelledPublished value£337,500
Purchase of LC QQQ
Lot #2LC QTOFCancelledPublished value£337,500
Purchase of LC QTOF
Lot #3DESICancelledPublished value£500,000
Purchase of DESI system
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Responsible Procurement: 20%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Price
- Responsible Procurement
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 18 Dec 2025, 19:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
UOE/2025/089/JU- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084657- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f9c6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Dec 2025 → 6 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published314 days ago18 Dec 2025, 19:26 GMT
- Latest notice published288 days ago14 Jan 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by286 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by254 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago6 Apr 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 19:26 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published14 Jan 2026, 14:16 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled14 Jan 2026, 14:16 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 8 Jan 2026 | CancelledFollowing inconsistencies in the requirements documents, we have made the decision to cancel this tender. Our intention is that the documents will be reviewed, amended and reissued in due course. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender