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Published 11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
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The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems

MHRA
goods
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Above threshold
Open procedure
Laboratory services
Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
UK
Published value
£1,200,000
≈ £239,869 / year
Submission deadline
13 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
2 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
5 yrs
Starts 10 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: MHRA: "The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems". Published status: active. Published value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

Official Requirement Description:

The MHRA has a requirement to award a contract for The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems to one Tenderer as replacements of two Triple Quad Mass Spectrometers (s/n TQH-Q1-0526 and TQH-Q1-0525) for quantification and characterisation of biological medicine standards, including influenza, and to support counterfeit and sub-potent medicine characterisation. These systems are to be purchased with service maintenance and any bespoke consumables required to run the systems as follows: System 1. A high-resolution mass spectrometer coupled with a low flow liquid chromatography (LC) system (hereinafter referred to as a “high resolution mass spectrometry system” or “HRMS system”). The system should include all the instrumentation and software to allow qualitative and quantitative analysis of samples in a wide range of complex biological matrices in the areas of proteomics, intact protein analysis, biopharmaceutical characterisation, e.g. multi-attribute monitoring of therapeutic antibodies, post-translational modifications and small molecules/metabolomics as well as glycoproteins and oligonucleotides (OGNs). System 2. A triple quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled with an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) (hereinafter referred to as a “triple quad MS system”). The system should include all the instrumentation and software to allow for high throughput targeted quantitative analysis across biopharma, clinical and small molecule applications, supporting large SRM/MRM panels.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£1,200,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    10 Nov 2026 — 9 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Commercial: 25%
Technical: 65%
Social Value: 10%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)INDEVR, INC.Holds 57.6% of historical attributable spend
High Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£479,737 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: MHRA

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for MHRA. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    23.6%Indicative
    Based on 2 comparable awards · indicative evidence
    Competition Density
    3Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 0%
    Supplier Concentration
    High ConcentrationModerate
    INDEVR, INC.Top vendor: 57.6% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £521,000Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 4 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £96,500Moderate (n=4)
    Middle 50% of awards: £63,250 – £163,500 · 64% of the sector median for CPV 38
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (4 active published awards)
    Coverage: 4 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot); 4 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 38):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    INDEVR, INC.1 win£300,000No published budget
    SciQuip Ltd1 win£118,000-41% below budget
    Henderson Biomedical Ltd1 win£75,000-6.3% below budget
    HTZ Ltd1 win£28,000No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 38 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 12:06 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 80 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 1,474 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~62 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 68 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 38)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Full list of successful suppliers is available on Contracts Finder
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
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    same authority
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    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
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    similar value band
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    same region
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categorygoods
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTContract terms summaryPayment: Payment of valid and undisputed invoices will be made within 30 days of receipt of the invoice or, if later, the date by which the payment falls due in accordance with the invoice, which must be submitted promptly by the Supplier. All invoices must be sent, quoting a valid Purchase Order Number (PO Number) and any other relevant details including the minimum required information set out in Section 68(9) of the Procurement Act 2023, to: [email protected] with the named contact within this contract in copy. Within 10 Working Days of receipt of your countersigned copy of this Order Form, we will send you a unique PO Number. You must be in receipt of a valid PO Number before submitting an invoice. To avoid delay in payment it is important that the invoice is compliant and that it includes a valid PO Number, item number (if applicable) and the details (name, email, and telephone number) of your Buyer contact (i.e., Buyer Authorised Representative). Non-compliant invoices may be sent back to you, which may lead to a delay in payment.Classification (CPV)Laboratory services, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
    Delivery area
    UK
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f7b3

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com)
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
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    Access & Registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    13 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    2 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: [email protected]
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      2 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      13 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    MHRA

    Contracting authority
    GB-PPON-PJLJ-9824-VXPG
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    Official Documents & Specifications (2)

    Official links; attachments are not copied