Expired contract

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Equipment Supply & Installation

Details

Value
£108,236.2
Duration
1 year
Topic
Chemistry analyser
Published
24 January 2023

Tender description

Purchase of 4 X HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography). Called off from the APUC (Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges) LAB1029 AP framework Lot 1 - Mass Spectrometers.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published24 January 2023
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date1 March 2023
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date28 February 2024

About the buyer

Aston University is a higher education provider in Birmingham, and buys through a dedicated Procurement Team. Tender opportunities are advertised on ProContract, the university's e-tendering system, where suppliers register free to respond. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender Service, with Contracts Finder used for smaller notices. Low-value construction work can be sourced through Constructionline. Much of this procurement flows through frameworks including SUPC, TUCO, ESPO and the Crown Commercial Service. The Procurement Team also maintains a Contracts Register of awarded tenders and framework agreements. All procurement follows financial regulations and University policy.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of Aston University's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 38434560 · Chemistry analyser

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