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title: "Pyrolyser & Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer"
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# Pyrolyser & Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pyrolyser-gas-chromatography-mass-spectrometer-ocds-h6vhtk-060137). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Exeter: "Pyrolyser & Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer". Published status: complete. Published Value: £540,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-exeter-urn-133817)
- **Published Value:** £540,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Gas chromatographs, Mass spectrometer
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKK4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £195,901 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pyrolyser-gas-chromatography-mass-spectrometer-ocds-h6vhtk-060137#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060137`

## 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/pyrolyser-gas-chromatography-mass-spectrometer-ocds-h6vhtk-060137#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D101437%26TID100106678%26B%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pyrolyser-gas-chromatography-mass-spectrometer-ocds-h6vhtk-060137#participate

## Description
A GC-MS system equipped with a pyrolyser is required for the analysis of long-chain and polymeric molecules, enabling the identification and characterisation of microplastics within complex environmental matrices. Together, these complementary techniques provide a robust, future-proof analytical framework to support comprehensive environmental monitoring, emerging contaminant detection, and increasing regulatory and environmental scrutiny.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38432210, 38433100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £540,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/04/2026 to 05/04/2031

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of a Pyrolyser & Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **AGLIENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PCQP-6172-GDRX`
  - Value: £195,901 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Pyrolyser & Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (active)
  - Signed Value: £195,901
  - Signed Date: 27/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001166-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-28T09:31:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:57:00.320Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060137