AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
MHRA awarded two analytical-equipment contracts to Lighthouse Instruments LLC: an oxygen level analyser (Lot 1) and a water activity analyser (Lot 2). The contracts were signed and started on 13 October 2026, each running to 31 March 2030.
Published outcomeTwo active goods contracts were concluded with the same supplier under an open procedure. Net contract values are £95,000 for Lot 1 and £95,700 for Lot 2.
Market significanceThe published contracts total £190,700 net (£228,800 gross) across two laboratory analytical-equipment lots. The notice title also refers to a viscometer, but no Lot 3 award or contract is supplied.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
Lighthouse Instruments LLC
98% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 1 – Oxygen Level Analyser · 95000 GBP · Active contract; signed 13 October 2026
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Contract 3 is linked to award 3 and names Lighthouse Instruments LLC as supplier through award 3; its title identifies Lot 1 and value.amount is GBP 95,000.
Lighthouse Instruments LLC
98% confidenceAward 4 · Lots Lot 2 – Water Activity Analyser · 95700 GBP · Active contract; signed 13 October 2026
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Contract 4 is linked to award 4 and names Lighthouse Instruments LLC as supplier through award 4; its title identifies Lot 2 and value.amount is GBP 95,700.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence15 July 2026
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Release history records Tender notice 066551-2026 dated 2026-07-15.
Award notice published
98% confidence17 September 2026
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Release history records Contract award notice 088002-2026 dated 2026-09-17.
Contracts signed and started
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contracts 3 and 4 each state dateSigned and period.startDate of 2026-10-13.
Contract details published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice 096709-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-13T16:21:38+01:00.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contracts 3 and 4, and associated awards 3 and 4, are marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 1 net contract value
99% confidence£95,000 GBP
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Contract 3 value.amount is 95,000 GBP.
Lot 1 gross contract value
99% confidence£114,000 GBP
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Contract 3 value.amountGross is 114,000 GBP.
Lot 2 net contract value
99% confidence£95,700 GBP
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Contract 4 value.amount is 95,700 GBP.
Lot 2 gross contract value
99% confidence£114,800 GBP
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Contract 4 value.amountGross is 114,800 GBP.
Combined net value of published contracts
99% confidence£190,700 GBP
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Calculated from the two published net contract values: £95,000 plus £95,700.
Combined gross value of published contracts
99% confidence£228,800 GBP
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Calculated from the two published gross contract values: £114,000 plus £114,800.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice
98% confidence15 July 2026
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Release history: 066551-2026.
Award decision date recorded in award data
84% confidence15 September 2026
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Supplementary award records 1 and 2 each give award_date 2026-09-15 for Lots 1 and 2.
Award notice publication
98% confidence17 September 2026
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Release history: 088002-2026.
Contracts signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contracts 3 and 4 each give dateSigned 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contracts 3 and 4 each give period.startDate 2026-10-13.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Contracts 3 and 4 each give period.endDate 2030-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Overall requirement
99% confidenceMML analytical equipment
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Procurement title and description state Procurement of MML Analytical Equipment.
Lot 1
99% confidenceOxygen Level Analyser
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Contract 3 title states MML Analytical Equipment - Lot 1 - Oxygen Level Analyser.
Lot 2
99% confidenceWater Activity Analyser
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Contract 4 title states MML Analytical Equipment - Lot 2 - Water Activity Analyser.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Awards 3 and 4 state mainProcurementCategory goods.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 38000000 – Laboratory, optical and precision equipment (excluding glasses)
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Items under awards 3 and 4 carry CPV 38000000.
Performance metrics
98% confidenceNo agreed metrics published; rationale states the contracts are for goods and their warranty periods only.
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Both contracts include noAgreedMetricsRationale to this effect.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process tender data states procurementMethod open and procurementMethodDetails Open procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Lot coverage in contract data
98% confidenceContracts are supplied for Lots 1 and 2 only.
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Tender lots, awards and contracts supplied in the contract-details data cover lot IDs 1 and 2.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Lot 1 term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2030
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Contract 3 period specifies these dates.
Lot 2 term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2030
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Contract 4 period specifies these dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Both contract records state aboveThreshold true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceOne supplier holds both published equipment lots.
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Awards 3 and 4 each identify Lighthouse Instruments LLC and link respectively to Lots 1 and 2.
Contract composition
99% confidenceThe two published contracts have closely similar net values: £95,000 and £95,700.
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Contracts 3 and 4 state those respective net amounts.
Warranty context
97% confidenceThe stated contract rationale indicates goods and warranty-period coverage rather than service performance metrics.
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Both contracts state that no agreed metrics apply because the contract is for goods and its warranty period only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity treatment
97% confidenceThe published supplier name is used as supplied; Companies House verification is not applicable to this supplier record.
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Supplier identity status is not_applicable, with no verified company name or company number supplied; the supplier is recorded in the United States.
Lot 3 discrepancy
99% confidenceThe procurement description names Lot 3, a viscometer, but the supplied tender lots and contract details cover only Lots 1 and 2.
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Process description lists three lots; tender.lots lists IDs 1 and 2, and contracts 3 and 4 correspond to Lots 1 and 2.
Duplicate or inconsistent award representations
94% confidenceSupplementary award records use IDs 1 and 2 with values and a 15 September award date, while contract-linked awards use IDs 3 and 4 without values or award dates. Contract IDs 3 and 4 provide the authoritative signed-contract linkage used here.
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Both award datasets are supplied; contracts explicitly reference awardID 3 and awardID 4.
Postal-code inconsistency
98% confidenceSupplier address data conflict: supplier records give postal code 22902, while the party record gives STREET ADDRESS 2050.
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Supplier list and supplier party address provide different postal-code values.
Unpublished procurement details
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: submission deadline, tender count, bid evaluation, lot-level descriptions in the structured lot data, pricing breakdown, and extension options.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The procurement description refers to Lot 3 (Viscometer), but the supplied contract-details data contain only Lots 1 and 2; no conclusion is drawn about Lot 3's outcome.
- The source contains duplicate award representations with different IDs. The analysis relies on contracts 3 and 4 because they explicitly provide signed-contract links, values and periods.
- Supplier postal-code fields are inconsistent between source records.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation or scoring, submission deadline, pricing breakdown, individual lot descriptions in the structured lot data, and extension or renewal options.
- The supplier name is sourced from the published notice. No verified company name or company number is supplied, and Companies House verification is not applicable to this US-based supplier record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MHRALighthouse Instruments LLCMML analytical equipmentoxygen level analyserwater activity analyserlaboratory equipment contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the MHRA MML Analytical Equipment contracts?
Lighthouse Instruments LLC is named for both published contracts: Lot 1, Oxygen Level Analyser, and Lot 2, Water Activity Analyser.
What are the published contract values?
The net values are £95,000 for Lot 1 and £95,700 for Lot 2, totalling £190,700 net. Gross values are £114,000 and £114,800 respectively.
When do the contracts run?
Both contracts were signed and started on 13 October 2026 and are scheduled to end on 31 March 2030.
Was a viscometer contract published?
The procurement description mentions a Lot 3 viscometer, but no Lot 3 award or contract is included in the supplied contract-details data.
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