AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Birkbeck, University of London directly awarded Refeyn Ltd a contract for a Refeyn TwoMP-MassFluidix (HC) mass photometry system. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and began on 15 September 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for Refeyn Ltd. The published gross contract value is £282,355.65.
Market significanceThis is a specialist scientific-equipment purchase made through a direct award. The buyer states that Refeyn Ltd was the only supplier of the specified system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
REFEYN LTD
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 282355.65 GBP · verified
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Award 1 names REFEYN LTD as supplier. Its GB-COH identifier 11333643 matches the verified company number and verified company name.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement route
100% confidenceDirect award
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The tender records procurementMethod as "direct" and procurementMethodDetails as "Direct award".
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
100% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-14.
Contract start
100% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-15.
Published contract-details notice
100% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice records datePublished as 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published gross contract value
100% confidence£282,355.65
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Contract 1 value records amountGross of 282355.65 GBP; award 1 reports the same amount.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle award and single lot
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The notice has one award, one supplier and one related lot; the contract value is recorded at contract level.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice released
100% confidence13 August 2026
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Release history lists transparency notice 077284-2026 dated 2026-08-13.
Contract award notice released
100% confidence19 August 2026
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Release history lists contract award notice 079059-2026 dated 2026-08-19; award 1 also records award_date of 2026-08-19.
Contract end
100% confidence14 September 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-09-14.
Maximum extent date
100% confidence14 September 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-09-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceRefeyn TwoMP-MassFluidix (HC) System
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The tender title is "Refeyn TwoMP-MassFluidix (HC) System".
Procurement category
100% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as "goods".
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 38430000 — Detection and analysis apparatus
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The award item includes CPV 38430000 with this description.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKI (London region)
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The award item records a delivery address at region UKI.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender and award data each identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Direct-award rationale
100% confidenceThe buyer states that Refeyn Ltd was the only supplier of the Mass Photometry TwoMP-MassFluidix (HC) System.
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procurementMethodRationale states: "Refeyn Limited is the only supplier of the Mass Photometry TwoMP-MassFluidix (HC) System."
Rationale classification
100% confidenceSingle supplier for technical reasons
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The tender includes procurementMethodRationaleClassifications id "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons".
Competition information
100% confidenceNo bid count or evaluation detail published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
100% confidence15 September 2026 to 14 September 2029
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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-15 and endDate is 2029-09-14.
Extension provision
100% confidenceMaintenance contract extension; maximum extent date 14 September 2030
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The contract hasRenewal field is true, renewal description is "Maintenance contract extension", and maxExtentDate is 2026-09-14.
Performance metrics
100% confidenceNo agreed KPIs
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The buyer states the specialist equipment and its intended functionality/performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
90% confidenceSpecialist-system acquisition with a maintenance extension provision
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The scope identifies a specialist mass photometry system and the renewal description states "Maintenance contract extension".
Direct award context
100% confidenceThe published rationale is supplier exclusivity for the specified system, rather than a competed process.
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The procurement method is direct and the stated rationale identifies Refeyn as the only supplier of the named system.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value basis
100% confidenceThe notice reports a gross contract value but does not provide a pricing breakdown between equipment, maintenance, or any extension period.
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Contract 1 provides amountGross and amount only; no itemised pricing is supplied.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation information
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tender submissions, scoring or evaluation results are provided.
Extension terms
100% confidenceA maintenance extension and maximum extent date are published, but the mechanism, pricing and exercise conditions are not stated.
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The renewal description is limited to "Maintenance contract extension".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scoring, award rationale beyond the stated sole-supplier technical rationale, and savings information.
- The notice provides no separate lot value or itemised pricing, so the published contract value cannot be split between equipment, maintenance, or a potential extension.
- The notice identifies a maintenance extension but does not publish its price, exercise conditions, or detailed term.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Birkbeck University of LondonREFEYN LTDRefeyn TwoMP-MassFluidixmass photometry systemdirect awardscientific equipment procurementdetection and analysis apparatus
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Birkbeck Refeyn TwoMP-MassFluidix contract?
REFEYN LTD, company number 11333643, is the verified supplier named on the active award.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £282,355.65.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct award. The buyer states that Refeyn Ltd was the only supplier of the specified system.
When does the contract run?
The stated initial period is 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2029, with a published maximum extent date of 14 September 2030 for a maintenance extension.
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