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RBGKEW1504 - Maintenance of Orbitrap LCMS systems

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 20:56.

Opportunity overview

Mini Competition through a APUC Framework Agreement for 'The Supply of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment (LAB1029)' The requirement is for a five-year agreement to enable the servicing, support and repair costs of two existing high-resolution/accurate mass liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HRAM LC-MS) systems to be purchased in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The two systems are both manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific and based around patented OrbitrapTM mass analysers.

Awarded to

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Matched by number
Contract value
£119.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Mar 2026
Award ID
035379-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 441506
Location
Hemel Hempstead, UK, HP2 7GE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71900000 — Laboratory services
  • CPV38432200 — Chromatographs
  • CPV38433100 — Mass spectrometer

Lots

  • The requirement is for a five-year agreement to enable the servicing, support and repair costs of two existing high-resolution/accurate mass liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HRAM LC-MS) systems to be purchased in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The two systems are both manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific and based around patented OrbitrapTM mass analysers.Value not stated

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
RBGKEW1504
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Review Details
Contract Start date 01 March 2026 Contract End date 28 February 2031
Why this procedure was chosen
Mini Competition through a APUC Framework Agreement for 'The Supply of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment (LAB1029)'

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
71900000
Description
Laboratory services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The requirement is for a five-year agreement to enable the servicing, support and repair costs of two existing high-resolution/accurate mass liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HRAM LC-MS) systems to be purchased in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The two systems are both manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific and based around patented OrbitrapTM mass analysers.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38432200
Description
Chromatographs
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
38433100
Description
Mass spectrometer

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Id
GB-CHC-803428

Identifier

Legal Name
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Id
803428
Scheme
GB-CHC

Address

Street Address
THE HERBARIUM
Locality
KEW GREEN
Region
UKI75
Postal Code
TW93AE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2083325193

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
05
Description
Environmental protection
Organisation 2
Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Id
GB-COH-441506

Identifier

Legal Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Id
441506
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Stafford House , 1 Boundary Park
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Region
UK
Postal Code
HP2 7GE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Id
GB-FTS-152566

Identifier

Legal Name
Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Address

Street Address
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Herbarium, Kew Green
Locality
Richmond, London
Postal Code
TW9 3AE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
035379-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-441506
Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
035379-2026-1
Award ID
035379-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
1 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
119,791.7
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · KEW GREEN · UKI75 · TW93AE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 035379-2026award, contract ·