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# Purchase of a Gas Chromatograph

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-a-gas-chromatograph-ocds-h6vhtk-02ed56). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Plymouth: "Purchase of a Gas Chromatograph". Published status: complete. Published Value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Plymouth](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865)
- **Published Value:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 November 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Gas chromatographs
- **Delivery Location:** UKK41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £250,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ed56`

## 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/purchase-of-a-gas-chromatograph-ocds-h6vhtk-02ed56#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D40132%26B%3DUNIVERSITYPLYMOUTH)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-a-gas-chromatograph-ocds-h6vhtk-02ed56#participate

## Description
The requirements of a gas chromatographic system, with combined mass spectrometry, pyrolysis and thermal desorption analytical capacity, to analyse volatile metabolic biomarkers and track microplastic degradation in the environment

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38432210
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000

- **Contract Period:** 10/12/2021 to 31/07/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Purchase of a Gas Chromatograph (active)
  - Award id: `002841-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Markes International**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-123564`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Purchase of a Gas Chromatograph (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 21/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002841-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-01T14:39:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:31:49.064Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ed56