AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
John Innes Centre published contract details for a two-year complete-service arrangement covering its AVNEO 600 NMR spectrometer. The contract was signed with BRUKER UK LIMITED and is recorded as active from 29 June 2026 to 28 June 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is linked to BRUKER UK LIMITED. The published contract value is £140,949.38 excluding VAT (£169,139.28 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition for specialist precision-equipment maintenance, creating a defined two-year service commitment.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRUKER UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £140,949.38 excluding VAT; £169,139.28 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-00923986. Supplier verification matches company number 00923986 to BRUKER UK LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and gives the contract value; no separate supplier or lot allocation is published.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 is marked “complete”; the process source status is “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 21 May 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly gives dateSigned as 2026-05-21.
Contract term
99% confidence29 June 2026 to 28 June 2028
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-06-29 and endDate 2028-06-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£140,949.38
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Contract 1 value.amount is 140949.38 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£169,139.28
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 169139.28 GBP.
VAT difference
99% confidence£28,189.90
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Calculated as published gross value (£169,139.28) less published net value (£140,949.38).
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 May 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-05-21.
Contract start
99% confidence29 June 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-06-29.
Contract end
99% confidence28 June 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-06-28.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract-details document datePublished is 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTwo-year Labscape Complete Service Contract Agreement for an AVNEO 600 NMR spectrometer
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The published tender description states: “2 Year Labscape Complete Service Contract Agreement for AVNEO 600 NMR Spectrometer”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
CPV classification
99% confidence50400000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
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Award item 1 carries CPV 50400000 with this description.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKH, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address in region UKH, GB.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the contract is linked to award 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results or award rationale published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidence2 Year Service Contract for AVNEO 600 NMR Spectrometer
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Contract 1 title is recorded as stated.
Duration
99% confidence2 years
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The published contract period runs from 29 June 2026 to 28 June 2028; the title and description also refer to two years.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceSpecialist equipment maintenance procured directly for a fixed two-year term
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The scope concerns AVNEO 600 NMR service cover; the procedure is direct and below threshold without competition; the published period is two years.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published value applies to contract 1 linked to the sole active award and should not be treated as a separate lot-level price
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which covers lot 1; no separately stated lot price is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published notice timing
99% confidenceContract details were published after signature and after the recorded start date
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The contract was signed 21 May 2026 and started 29 June 2026; the notice was published 16 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot 1 is identified and complete, but its title, description and value fields are not supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation narrative or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
Contract flexibility
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, renewal or option terms are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is not given a published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option or renewal terms.
- The contract-details notice was published after the recorded signature and commencement dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
John Innes CentreBRUKER UK LIMITEDAVNEO 600NMR spectrometerLabscape service contractprecision equipment maintenancedirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the John Innes Centre AVNEO 600 service contract?
BRUKER UK LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 00923986, is the supplier named on active award 1.
What is the value of the AVNEO 600 service contract?
The published contract value is £140,949.38 excluding VAT and £169,139.28 including VAT.
When does the AVNEO 600 service contract run?
The published term runs from 29 June 2026 to 28 June 2028.
Was this contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct procurement below threshold without competition. It does not publish bid or evaluation information.
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