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# The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-and-maintenance-of-two-mass-spectrometry-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-06f7b3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [MHRA](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mhra-gov-ea63)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 October 2026 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-and-maintenance-of-two-mass-spectrometry-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-06f7b3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f7b3`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-and-maintenance-of-two-mass-spectrometry-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-06f7b3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-and-maintenance-of-two-mass-spectrometry-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-06f7b3#participate

## 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 (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000, 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 10/11/2026 to 09/11/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F086256-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-11T09:28:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T00:55:04.870Z
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