Published date: 28 September 2022

Last edited date: 28 September 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 29 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Detection and analysis apparatus - 38430000

Location of contract

RG6 6AP

Value of contract

£317,358.39

Procurement reference

IT-53-1773-UOR-LAB-23-001

Published date

28 September 2022

Closing date

29 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 September 2022

Contract end date

25 December 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

For the purchase of Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system for the discovery, profiling, and screening of volatile organic compounds. This equipment has been selected for the ability to allow automated HiSorb immersive extraction. Samples can be stacked and run in sequence, with detachment of probes from the robot arm allowing for the next sample extraction to begin. The robot then recollects the probe and inserts into the platform. The system allows for any injected samples to be recollected onto thermal desorption tubes, facilitating multiple analyses of the same extract. The mass spectrometer features tandem ionisation capability, which allows for generation of mass spectra profiles at two different ionisation energies simultaneously. This allows for increased confidence in compound identification and facilitates structural elucidation and isotope ratios. The entire platform is operated with ChromSpace software, allowing for integrated control of Centri automated extraction, GC injection, flow modulation, flame ionisation detection quantification, mass spectrometer operation, data processing, and statistical analysis.

The University has published this Award notice, following the publication of the VEAT notice and 10 calendar days to Markes International Analytical Limited. VEAT notice: 2022/s 000-022831

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This is notification of award of contract and publication of award notice (2022/S 000-027256) following the completion of 10 full calendar days after the VEAT notice (2022/s 000-022831) was published.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Milham

Address

University of Reading
PO Box 226, Whiteknights
Reading
RG6 6AP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 118 378 7629

Email

c.milham@reading.ac.uk