Service Contract · Waters Ltd for University of Exeter (Mar 2026)

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£108,161published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 12 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Waters Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A 2-year service contract including two performance maintenance visits and fast response time to ensure the mass spec is performing accurately and is reliable. Fast repairs are essential to minimise down time and delays to research. Research is MRC grant funded.

Waters are the manufacturer of this highly specialised Mass Spectrometer. The system cannot be serviced and repaired by a 3rd party, due to the specific parts and the specialist field engineers that are required. The equipment has been exclusively maintained by the manufacturer for over 5 years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73111000 Research laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Mar 2026, 13:41 GMT
Last source update: 3 Mar 2026, 13:41 GMT
Authority reference: UE245897
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-018945
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0660df Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
3 Mar 2026, 13:41 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £108,1611 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Waters Ltd	£108,161 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Service Contract · Waters Ltd
Signed
12 Jun 2025
Value
£108,161 inc. VAT
Period
13 Jun 2025 – 12 Jun 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000653 · GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Queens Drive, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QJContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WATERS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02912366GB-PPON: PQHY-2265-MGZW Waters Limited Stamford Avenue, Wilmslow, North West, SK9 4AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Mar 2026, 13:41 GMT