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Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) For OPSS

Department for Business and Trade · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:09.

Opportunity overview

The Authority has awarded a contract for a Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer instrument for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) via a single supplier.  In order to fully assess chemical regulatory requirements and emerging chemical risks, it is essential to introduce a new liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometer instrument (LC-MS/MS).

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

SHIMADZU UK LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£363.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Mar 2025
Award ID
013049-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Milton Keynes, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV38433100 — Mass spectrometer

Lots

  • The Authority undertook a procurement for a Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer. A full specification was included within the tender documents. Proposals were evaluated in terms of their quality, social value and price criteria. The successful tenderer was identified based on the price per quality point methodology.£365k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04d583
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
21 Feb 2025, 13:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
21 Feb 2025, 13:00

Tender Period

Ends
21 Feb 2025, 13:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
38433100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mass spectrometer

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The Authority undertook a procurement for a Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer. A full specification was included within the tender documents. Proposals were evaluated in terms of their quality, social value and price criteria. The successful tenderer was identified based on the price per quality point methodology.

Value

Amount
365,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
90
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
cost
Description
10

Contract period

Ends
26 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
26 Mar 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
84 Stanton Avenue, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0JZ

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK
Entry 3
Region
UK

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-135890
Name
Department for Business and Trade

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2DY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place London, SW1A 2DY, United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Business and Trade

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-80863
Name
Department for Business and Trade

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Business and Trade
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-142962
Name
Department for Business and Trade

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Business and Trade

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-142963
Name
SHIMADZU UK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Milton Keynes
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
SHIMADZU UK LIMITED

Award information

Award 1
Id
013049-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-142963
Name
SHIMADZU UK LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
013049-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
013049-2025-1
Date Signed
19 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
363,888.66
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04d583-2025-04-04T12:03:10+01:00compiled ·