Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cefas · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Thermo Fisher Scientific SME
- Value
- £51,452.52
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Spectrometers (CPV 38433000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Feb 2026
- Published10 Feb 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The Chemistry Function at the Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory has a requirement for an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) for the analysis of environmental samples. The system will be capable of analysing trace elements in diluted acid matrix solutions (HNO3, HCl and HF) formed from microwave acid digestion of marine sediment and biota samples. Ex-demonstration instruments under 3 years old may be proposed at a reduced price and provided 12 months extended warranty is offered. Where an ex-demonstration instrument is proposed, this must be clearly declared in the supplier's quotation. This purchase is being conducted under the LUPC Framework Agreement: High Value Laboratory Equipment (HVLE) - LAB3162 NW, Lot 3 - Spectroscopy Equipment. Scope of Requirements: 1. Technical Requirement The requirement is for a fully automated, bench-top ICP-OES system capable of high-throughput, multi-elemental analysis with robust performance for a wide range of sample matrices…
About the supplier
Thermo Fisher Scientific: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00441506).