AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Swansea University has published contract details for the supply, installation, commissioning and training associated with a benchtop high-resolution quadrupole mass spectrometer for its Medical School. The active contract is with Massmend Ltd and is explicitly recorded as signed on 16 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Massmend Ltd, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition goods procurement valued at £50,000 gross for specialist mass-spectrometry capability supporting biomedical lipidomics research.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Massmend Ltd
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £50,000 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Massmend Ltd as its supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a GBP amount and amountGross of 50,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description both state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender status
100% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is “complete”; lot 1 status is “complete”.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signature
100% confidenceSigned on 16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
100% confidence£50,000 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 50000 GBP.
Contract net value field
95% confidence£50,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 50000 GBP; the notice does not explain any distinction from the gross amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-16.
Contract start
100% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
100% confidence16 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-16T23:59:59+00:00.
Notice published
100% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-16T16:58:25+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceSupply, installation, commissioning and full training for a benchtop high-resolution quadrupole mass spectrometer instrument
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Tender description states these requirements.
Intended research use
100% confidenceStrengthening high-resolution lipidomics for biomedical research at Swansea University Medical School’s NMSF
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Tender description states this intended use and location context.
Procurement category
100% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
CPV classification
100% confidence38433100 — Mass spectrometer
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 38433100, described as “Mass spectrometer”.
Delivery regions
100% confidenceUKL17 and UKL18, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery addresses in regions UKL17 and UKL18.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Method detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Lots
100% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each record lot 1 only.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
100% confidence16 October 2026 to 16 November 2026
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Contract value basis
100% confidence£50,000 recorded both as amount and amount gross
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Contract 1 value.amount and value.amountGross are each 50000 GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the published data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
100% confidenceThe published contract combines equipment supply with installation, commissioning and training.
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Tender description explicitly includes all four elements.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe £50,000 contract value is linked to the single recorded award and supplier; no pricing breakdown between equipment and associated services is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, while the tender description includes supply, installation, commissioning and training; no component prices are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
100% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 references awardID 1, and award 1 identifies Massmend Ltd and lot 1.
Supplier identity
100% confidenceSource supplier name is used; no separate verified legal company name was supplied.
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and verified_company_name is null; the source supplier name is Massmend Ltd.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no separately published title, description or value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition information
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender publication date or submission deadline is supplied.
- No number of tenders, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or unsuccessful supplier information is published.
- No separately published lot title, lot description or lot value is available for lot 1.
- No pricing breakdown is supplied for the instrument, installation, commissioning or training.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- No separate verified legal company name or company number was supplied for Massmend Ltd; analysis uses the source supplier name.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Swansea UniversityMassmend Ltdmass spectrometerhigh-resolution quadrupole mass spectrometerlipidomicslaboratory equipment procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Swansea University’s mass spectrometer contract?
Massmend Ltd is named as the supplier for active award 1 and the associated active contract.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract records a value of £50,000 gross in GBP.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 16 October 2026 to 16 November 2026.
What does the contract cover?
It covers supply, installation, commissioning and full training for a benchtop high-resolution quadrupole mass spectrometer instrument.
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