Sector Field HR-ICP-MS and ICP-OES

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Awarded value£449,921published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Thermo Fisher Scientific

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardiff University is using LAB1029 AP Mass Spectrometry & Chromatography Equipment to purchase Sector Field HR-ICP-MS and ICP-OES

CPV: Data-transmission equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

32260000 Data-transmission equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Oct 2025, 12:06 BST
Last source update: 6 Oct 2025, 12:06 BST
Authority reference: CU.2044.AR
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062467
Classification (CPV): Data-transmission equipment
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a8a7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Published justification: Majority of supplier didn't responded to communications. The one that did were not able to mee the requirement as such the chosen supplier was first ranked on the framework.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:156526)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £449,9211 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thermo Fisher Scientific	£449,921 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 062467-2025-CU.2044.AR-1 · Thermo Fisher Scientific
Signed
26 Sept 2025
Value
£449,921
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, The Spark Building, 3rd Floor, Maindy Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 4HQContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thermo Fisher ScientificAwarded supplier Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead, East of England, Hp27GEContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.