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
- Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
- Value
- £125,912.92
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Mass spectrometer (CPV 38433100)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jan 2026
- Published3 Feb 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The Chemistry Function at the Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory requires a gas chromatography system with a triple quadrupole mass detector (GC-QqQ-MS) to replace an aging instrument. The system will support monitoring and R&D projects assessing the chemical status of the marine environment. It must analyse trace levels of small compounds (<1000 Da), including polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, and brominated flame retardants in liquid extracts, and enable method development for emerging contaminants. Ex-demonstration instruments under two years old may be proposed at a reduced price. 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: The Supply of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment (LAB 1029 AP), Lot 3 - Gas Chromatographs with Mass Spectrometers. Scope of requirement: 1. Technical Requirement The requirement is for a fully automa…
About the supplier
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08815891).