AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NPL Management Limited has published contract details for the supply, delivery, installation, training, maintenance and support of a Spectrum Compact 4-Capillary Electrophoresis system and related consumables and reagents. The published contract names PROMEGA UK LIMITED as supplier.
Published outcomeA single active award (award 1; lot 1) is linked to an active contract with PROMEGA UK LIMITED. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 9 October 2026.
Market significanceThe contract has a published net value of £60,654.41 and gross value of £72,785.29. It covers specialist biomedical laboratory equipment and associated support.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PROMEGA UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £60,654.41 net; £72,785.29 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02423510. Supplier verification matches company number 02423510 to PROMEGA UK LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and publishes the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 20 October 2026
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Document 099174-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-20T16:25:34+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 6 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00 and endDate is 2026-11-06T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£60,654.41
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Contract 1 value.amount is 60654.41 GBP; amountGross is separately stated.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£72,785.29
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 72785.29 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09.
Contract end
99% confidence6 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-06T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract details notice 099174-2026 was published on 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply, delivery, installation, training and maintenance of a Spectrum Compact 4-Capillary Electrophoresis system, including starter kits, laboratory consumables, sequencing reagents, a service agreement and associated support.
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Tender description in the published contract details.
Application
99% confidenceDNA sequencing and fragment analysis
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Tender description identifies DNA sequencing and fragment analysis applications.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 38434540 — Biomedical equipment
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Delivery geography
92% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is GB, region UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is stated as Below threshold - unknown.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of tenders, bidders and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 6 November 2026
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Contract 1 period dates.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are published.
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Contract 1 value includes amount £60,654.41 and amountGross £72,785.29.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe published record combines equipment supply with installation, training, maintenance, reagents, consumables and support.
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Tender description lists these elements.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe published contract value is contract-level; no separate allocation for equipment, reagents, consumables, service or support is supplied.
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Contract 1 contains one overall value and the notice data contains no component pricing.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot is recorded, but no published lot title, description or individual lot value is supplied.
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Tender and award reference lot 1; the lot record has no title, description or value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract evidence
96% confidenceHigh-quality post-award record
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The Find a Tender contract details notice supplies an active award, active contract, named supplier, signature date, period and net/gross values.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceTender dates, bid count, evaluation, award decision date, lot title, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal terms are not provided.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide tender publication or submission dates, tenderer numbers, bid prices, evaluation criteria or award rationale.
- No award decision date is supplied; the signature and contract-start dates should not be treated as an award-decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The published total is contract-level and does not allocate spend between equipment, consumables, reagents, training, maintenance or support.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied. The renewal reference point is only an estimate based on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NPL Management LimitedPROMEGA UK LIMITEDcapillary electrophoresis systemSpectrum Compactbiomedical equipmentDNA sequencingFind a Tender contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NPL capillary electrophoresis system contract?
PROMEGA UK LIMITED, verified against company number 02423510, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published value of the contract?
The contract record states £60,654.41 excluding VAT and £72,785.29 including VAT.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly lists a signature date of 9 October 2026.
What does the contract cover?
It covers a Spectrum Compact 4-Capillary Electrophoresis system, delivery, installation, training, maintenance, starter kits, consumables, sequencing reagents and support.
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