Supply of Benchtop High-Resolution Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Instrument

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Wales (UKL17)

Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Oct 2026

Awarded to Massmend Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Benchtop High-Resolution Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Instrument, together with full training, in NMSF, Swansea University Medical School to Strengthen High-Resolution Lipidomics for Biomedical Research

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

38433100 Mass spectrometer

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Oct 2026, 16:58 BST
Last source update: 16 Oct 2026, 16:58 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098199
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a23 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
16 Oct 2026, 16:58 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Massmend LtdSME	£50,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Supply of Benchtop High-Resolution Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Instrument · Massmend LtdSME
Signed
16 Oct 2026
Value
£50,000
Period
16 Oct 2026 – 16 Nov 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTNV-7472-GRTW Procurement, Finance Dept., Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Massmend LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGXZ-9737-WDNT 5 Primrose Gardens, Leighton Buzzard, East of England, LU7 2ALContact 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 Tender16 Oct 2026, 16:58 BST