Official UK procurement notice
RBGKEW1504 - Maintenance of Orbitrap LCMS systems
Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMini Competition through a APUC Framework Agreement for 'The Supply of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment (LAB1029)'
The requirement is for a five-year agreement to enable the servicing, support and repair costs of two existing high-resolution/accurate mass liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HRAM LC-MS) systems to be purchased in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The two systems are both manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific and based around patented OrbitrapTM mass analysers.
CPV: Chromatographs · Laboratory services · Mass spectrometer
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The requirement is for a five-year agreement to enable the servicing, support and…Awarded
The requirement is for a five-year agreement to enable the servicing, support and repair costs of two existing high-resolution/accurate mass liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HRAM LC-MS) systems to be purchased in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The two systems are both manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific and based around patented OrbitrapTM mass analysers.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Apr 2026, 16:47 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 16:47 BST
- Authority reference
RBGKEW1504- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035379- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0685baFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Mini Competition through a APUC Framework Agreement for 'The Supply of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment (LAB1029)'
- Review procedure
Contract Start date 01 March 2026
Contract End date 28 February 2031
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific | £119,792 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035379-2026-1 · Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2026
- Value
- £119,792
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, KewReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thermo Fisher ScientificAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.