AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Aston University has concluded and signed a three-year warranty and service contract with Waters Limited for Waters/Wyatt SEC-MALS and TA DSC research equipment. The contract covers faults, repairs, parts and labour.
Published outcomeWaters Limited received award 1 (lot 1). The contract was signed on 6 October 2026, starts on 2 November 2026 and ends on 1 October 2029.
Market significanceThis is a £39,376 net (£47,251.20 gross) direct, below-threshold service contract for specialist precision-equipment maintenance.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WATERS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £39,376 net; £47,251.20 gross GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names WATERS LIMITED as its supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states GBP amount 39,376 and amountGross 47,251.20.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete; award and contract records are active
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Tender status is "complete"; award 1 and contract 1 each have status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Contract period
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 1 October 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02 and endDate is 2029-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (net)
99% confidence£39,376
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Contract 1 value.amount is 39376 GBP.
Contract value (gross)
99% confidence£47,251.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 47251.2 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract-details notice datePublished is 2026-10-07T17:04:36+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-02.
Contract end
99% confidence1 October 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-10-01T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceThree-year warranty and service coverage for Waters/Wyatt SEC-MALS and TA DSC systems
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The published description specifies "3-year warranty/service coverage" for the named systems.
Included coverage
98% confidenceParts and labour for failures, service support and repairs
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The description states that coverage includes parts and labour for failures and refers to service support and repairs.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 50430000 — Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment
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Award item 1 carries CPV 50430000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKG31
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKG31.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot, ID 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 1 October 2029
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Agreed metric
99% confidenceResponse Time to Fault
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Contract 1 agreedMetrics lists "Response Time to Fault".
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
97% confidenceSpecialist equipment warranty and maintenance coverage
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The requirement covers service support, repairs, parts and labour for specified research instruments.
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle supplier awarded the sole published lot
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Only lot 1 is published and award 1 identifies Waters Limited as its sole supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot title and description
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied data.
Competition data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list or evaluation information is supplied; the procedure is recorded as without competition.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Only total net and gross contract values are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
- The published notice does not provide lot titles or lot descriptions.
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, tenderer identities, evaluation results or scoring.
- The published notice does not state extension or renewal provisions.
- The published notice provides no itemised pricing or service-level target beyond the agreed metric title.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Aston UniversityWaters Limitedwarranty service contractprecision equipment maintenanceSEC-MALSTA DSC
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Aston University warranty contract?
Waters Limited was named as supplier for award 1 and the sole published lot.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £39,376 net and £47,251.20 gross.
When does the contract run?
It runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 October 2029.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.