AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science awarded AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED a direct, below-threshold contract for 12 months of maintenance and support cover for LC-MS equipment at Cefas Weymouth.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active, was signed on 21 July 2026, and runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a specialist instrument maintenance procurement for Agilent LC-MS equipment, awarded without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not separately stated at supplier level GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd as supplier; supplier verification provides the verified legal name AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED (company number 08815891).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-21.
Contract period
99% confidence31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-07-31 and endDate 2027-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£32,744.88
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Contract 1 value.amount is 32744.88 GBP, alongside amountGross of 39293.85.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£39,293.85
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 39293.85 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-21.
Service start
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-07-31.
Service end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-07-31.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-20T09:40:28+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAnnual Agilent CrossLab Silver service cover for an Agilent 1290 Infinity II UPLC and 6495B iFunnel triple quadrupole LC-MS system.
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Procurement description specifies 12 months of service cover for these instruments at Cefas Weymouth.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence50410000 — Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
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Award item 1 lists CPV 50410000.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or separate description
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Award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months
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The description states "12 months" of service, and the recorded period runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service continuity focus
98% confidenceThe requirement is intended to maintain specialist LC-MS instruments, reduce downtime risk, and support reliable scientific analysis.
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The procurement description states these intended outcomes.
Route-to-market context
99% confidenceThe notice records a direct, below-threshold award without competition; no evaluation or bid information is published.
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Procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition"; no evaluation or bidder data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published after contract start
99% confidenceThe notice was published on 20 October 2026, after the recorded signature date and service start date.
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Notice publication is 20 October 2026; contract was signed 21 July 2026 and starts 31 July 2026.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available.
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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED, company number 08815891.
Missing procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation details, lot title, individual lot value, and extension or renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, award decision rationale, pricing breakdown, lot title, individual lot value, and extension or renewal terms.
- The notice was published after the recorded contract signature and start dates.
- The stated contract value is recorded at contract level; no separate supplier-level or lot-level value is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cefas LC-MS service contractAgilent Technologies LDA UK LimitedLC-MS maintenanceAgilent CrossLab SilverFind a Tender award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Cefas LC-MS service cover contract?
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED was the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £32,744.88 excluding VAT and £39,293.85 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded period is 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027; it was signed on 21 July 2026.
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