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ID 6121155 - AFBI - CSB - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Liquid-Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (LC-MS) with Linear Ion Trap (LIT) Functionality

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 21:11.

Opportunity overview

AFBI require a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, and training of staff in the use of a Liquid Chromatography -Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) with Linear Ion Trap functionality, and which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2026. This tender competition is for one LC-MS with Linear Ion Trap functionality purchased with 4 years' additional warranty covering breakdown support and an annual preventive maintenance visit which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2026. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.

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.

AB SCIEX UK LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£475k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£570k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PZYD-7619-YBGZ
Location
Solihull, UKG32, B90 8AJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ID 6121155
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Id
GB-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBLN-5294-NVHZ

Address

Street Address
18a Newforge Lane
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT9 5PX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
AB SCIEX UK LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PZYD-7619-YBGZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZYD-7619-YBGZ

Address

Street Address
Unit 4 Blythe Valley Innovation Centre
Locality
Solihull
Postal Code
B90 8AJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
38400000
Description
Instruments for checking physical characteristics
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
38430000
Description
Detection and analysis apparatus
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
38432000
Description
Analysis apparatus
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
38432200
Description
Chromatographs
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
38433000
Description
Spectrometers
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
38433100
Description
Mass spectrometer

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZYD-7619-YBGZ
Name
AB SCIEX UK LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
ID 6121155 - AFBI - CSB - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Liquid-Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (LC-MS) with Linear Ion Trap (LIT) Functionality
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
18 Feb 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.

Period

Starts
19 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Buyer may extend the Service and Support Package for 5 optional periods of up to 12 Months (per instrument) each by giving not less than six months' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.

Options

Description
Should additional funding become available within a period of 12 months from the commissioning completion date, AFBI may purchase a further instrument with the same specification as detailed in the Specification Document - subject to budgetary approval and agreement between the Buyer and Supplier. Where an additional instrument is purchased, the Buyer will use the pricing from the Pricing Schedule submitted for the initial purchase. The additional instrument must be of an identical technical model and specification to the initial purchase and must be supplied and supported in full compliance with the Specification document, including the optional extension years for Warranty and Servicing and Support. The Delivery and Commissioning of any additional purchase must be completed within 3 months of the order being placed.

Value

Including VAT
570,000
Amount
475,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022923-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Mar 2026, 12:07
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT9 5PX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 010774-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 022923-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·