Mass spectrometer service extension
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Water's Limited
- Value
- £175,280
- Topic
- Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment
- Published
- 22 December 2025
Tender description
The Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology has a Waters Synapt Mass Spectrometer; they wish to extend the servicing on this instrument for a total period of 5 years. This will extend the effective and accurate life of the machine, enabling the facility to undertake their work. All parts of the instrument and software will be maintained. Lot 1: The Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology has a Waters Synapt Mass Spectrometer; they wish to extend the servicing on this instrument for a total period of 5 years. This will extend the effective and accurate life of the machine, enabling the facility to undertake their work. All parts of the instrument and software will be maintained.. This is a framework call-off utilising the ranked procedure of APUC framework LAB1029AP Lot 1
Timeline
- Completed: Award date16 December 2025
- Completed: Award published22 December 2025Current notice
About the buyer
University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. Larger tenders are advertised on Public Contract Scotland, via the PCS-T e-tendering platform. Suppliers must register separately on both systems before bidding. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements with APUC, Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. Prior information notices invite market engagement from suppliers ahead of larger tenders. The Strategic Procurement team leads regulated sourcing, while Operational Procurement manages day-to-day purchase orders. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Edinburgh's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 50430000 · Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov |
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