Official UK procurement notice
Supply of A high resolution mass spectrometer
Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe identification and validation of cancer biomarkers requires highly sensitive and robust analytical technologies capable of delivering deep proteome coverage, reproducible quantitation, and confident peptide and protein identification. To support ongoing research in the next generation diagnostic programme at CPI Biologics, Darlington, supporting application to clinical proteomics, there is a need to procure a LC-MS system specifically optimised for advanced proteomics applications.
The LC-MS instrument will underpin discovery-to-validation workflows in cancer biomarker research, enabling both untargeted and targeted proteomics approaches within a single platform. It must demonstrate proven performance in single-cell proteomics, clinical proteomics, host cell protein analysis, and post-translational modification studies, with published evidence supporting its application in these domains. High resolution, sensitivity, dynamic range, and throughput are critical to ensure reliable detection of low-abundance proteins and post-translational modifications that are central to biomarker discovery.
The acquisition of this LC-MS system will provide the necessary technological foundation to accelerate biomarker discovery, improve clinical translation, and strengthen CPIs capabilities in proteomics.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 4 yrs 7 mo from 10 Mar 2026
Published description of the framework
CPI will establish a Single supplier framework agreement, against which we will reserve the right to direct award without further competition.
- LC-MS Thermo Neo Vanquish and Orbitrap Atral Zoom (3668 Calloff) · CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · 26 Mar 2026
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
- Simple description: Will be ascertained by the combined scores out of 100% (see Award Criteria Ratio) as to whom is successfully awarded. Quality & Service Response 70% Price 30% TOTAL 100%
- “Supply of A high resolution mass spectrometer” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2025, 11:36 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 09:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
3668- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001397- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0587c1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Your response must be electronically uploaded to the website as stated in the link below only, to arrive in good
time, no later than the Bid Return Date:
12 noon Tuesday, 03 February 2026
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Timeline
14 Aug 2025 → 11 Mar 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published14 Aug 2025, 11:36 BST
- Market engagement387 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Initial technical discussion regarding available instrumentation and solutions that are on offer to meet our need. This is required to arrive at a detailed specification for our requirements
- Next notice expected379 days ago8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published287 days ago8 Jan 2026, 11:35 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends260 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago17 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends237 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts226 days ago10 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by225 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published225 days ago11 Mar 2026, 09:11 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Aug 2025, 11:36 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Jan 2026, 11:35 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Jan 2026, 11:35 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Jan 2026, 11:35 GMT
- Deadline published: 3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT8 Jan 2026, 11:35 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Feb 2026, 08:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Feb 2026, 08:31 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Mar 2026, 09:11 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 14 Aug 2025
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 Scientific1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030 | £2,000,000 | 16 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 11 Mar 2026 – 10 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Thermo Electron Manufacturing T/A Thermo Fisher ScientificFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender