Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Mass Spectrometry for the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW)
Authority: University of Exeter (Education)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK)
Published estimate£900,000total for 3 lots · £1,080,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Feb 2026
Lots 3see the lot list below
Contract term 5 yrsends 5 Apr 2031 · starts 6 Apr 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe require the following for the University of Exeter's Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW): Lot 1: LC QQQ Lot 2: LC QTOF Lot 3: AIMS
CPV: Mass spectrometer · Spectrometers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£900,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1LC QQQAwardedPublished value£400,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2LC QTOFAwardedPublished value£400,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3AIMSAwardedPublished value£100,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Responsible Procurement: 20%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Price
- Responsible Procurement
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jan 2026, 10:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 14:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
UOE/2026/098/JU- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003775- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06075fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Jan 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published286 days ago16 Jan 2026, 10:38 GMT
- Clarification questions by269 days ago2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline260 days ago11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by247 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent216 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Contract starts206 days ago6 Apr 2026
- Standstill ends197 days ago14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published184 days ago28 Apr 2026, 14:20 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 10:38 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Apr 2026, 15:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published28 Apr 2026, 14:20 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £413,8171 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · LC QTOF1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · AIMS1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot LOT-00001 award | |||
| Waters LtdLC QQQ17 Apr 2026 – 15 Apr 2031 | £413,817 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Waters Ltd
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (16 Apr 2026), The University has reviewed the specification used for this tender process and has decided that it does not accurately represent what we are looking to procure.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · LC QQQ | 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · LC QTOF | 0final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · AIMS | 0final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonWaters Ltd · East of England · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Waters LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender