Published date: 6 November 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Measuring instruments - 38300000

  • Analysis apparatus - 38432000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£650,000 to £710,000

Procurement reference

2019UoS-0121

Published date

6 November 2019

Closing date

1 July 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The purpose of this procurement is to obtain strategic equipment, in the form of multi-inlet gas chromatography and high resolution mass spectrometry. With an aim to deliver qualitative and quantitative analysis of novel and strategically important chemistries and that will be a unique capability within the UK academic sector.

A multi-institutional team has been assembled to enable the vision for a regional, then national Centre of Excellence (CoE) for multi-inlet gas chromatography and high resolution mass spectrometry. The team has considerable scientific prestige and esteem, facility management expertise and training, established interdisciplinary and industrial collaborations and many links to EPSRC and RSC networks.

A unique suite of high specification instrumentation is requested to fulfil the aim of the vision of a CoE as described above. Advanced automated sample introduction techniques, multi-dimensional chromatography (for separation of complex mixtures) and advanced high resolution mass spectrometry (for compound identification) will be required to deliver this new capability.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

University of Southampton Provision of a GCxGC and GC High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Solution

  • Opportunity
  • Published 24 June 2019, last edited 24 June 2019

Additional text

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Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with the University, including the submission of Selection Stage and/or Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend.

Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the potential supplier/tenderer.

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Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procurement, all communications with the University must be made via the correspondence function within In-Tend.

Publication of Award Details: In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (if applicable), the University intends to publish the value of any resulting contract at the award stage, and reserves the right to do so. By submitting a response, potential suppliers/tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University.


Award information

Awarded date

13 September 2019

Contract start date

16 December 2019

Contract end date

15 December 2024

Total value of contract

£708,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LECO Instruments UK LTD

Address

Unit 7 Rhino Court, Station View, Hazel Grove, Stockport,
SK7 5ER

Reference

Companies House number: 1125402

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Tony Fay

Address

University Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England

Telephone

02380594696

Email

a.s.fay@soton.ac.uk