Official UK procurement notice
The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems
Authority: MHRA (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe MHRA has a requirement to award a contract for The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems to one Tenderer as replacements of two Triple Quad Mass Spectrometers (s/n TQH-Q1-0526 and TQH-Q1-0525) for quantification and characterisation of biological medicine standards, including influenza, and to support counterfeit and sub-potent medicine characterisation. These systems are to be purchased with service maintenance and any bespoke consumables required to run the systems as follows:
System 1. A high-resolution mass spectrometer coupled with a low flow liquid chromatography (LC) system (hereinafter referred to as a “high resolution mass spectrometry system” or “HRMS system”). The system should include all the instrumentation and software to allow qualitative and quantitative analysis of samples in a wide range of complex biological matrices in the areas of proteomics, intact protein analysis, biopharmaceutical characterisation, e.g. multi-attribute monitoring of therapeutic antibodies, post-translational modifications and small molecules/metabolomics as well as glycoproteins and oligonucleotides (OGNs).
System 2. A triple quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled with an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) (hereinafter referred to as a “triple quad MS system”). The system should include all the instrumentation and software to allow for high throughput targeted quantitative analysis across biopharma, clinical and small molecule applications, supporting large SRM/MRM panels.
CPV: Laboratory services · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,200,000
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 65%
- Commercial: 25%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Closed
- 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
- 11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C462934- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086256- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7b3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment of valid and undisputed invoices will be made within 30 days of receipt of the invoice or, if later, the date by which the payment falls due in accordance with the invoice, which must be submitted promptly by the Supplier.
All invoices must be sent, quoting a valid Purchase Order Number (PO Number) and any other relevant details including the minimum required information set out in Section 68(9) of the Procurement Act 2023, to: Accounts.Payable@mhra.gov.uk with the named contact within this contract in copy.
Within 10 Working Days of receipt of your countersigned copy of this Order Form, we will send you a unique PO Number. You must be in receipt of a valid PO Number before submitting an invoice.
To avoid delay in payment it is important that the invoice is compliant and that it includes a valid PO Number, item number (if applicable) and the details (name, email, and telephone number) of your Buyer contact (i.e., Buyer Authorised Representative). Non-compliant invoices may be sent back to you, which may lead to a delay in payment.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
Timeline
11 Sept 2026 → 10 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Clarification questions by25 days ago2 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 days ago13 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 2 days28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 14 days10 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender