Awarded contract

Spectrophotometer System

Details

Value
£243,050.21
Duration
1 year
Topic
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published
26 August 2026

Tender description

Supply, installation, commissioning and training for an Edinburgh Instruments LP980 Laser Flash Photolysis Spectrophotometer. The system will provide nanosecond transient absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy capabilities for the investigation of photochemical, photophysical and protein-based light-driven processes. The instrument will support research requiring nanosecond time-resolved measurements, broadband excitation across the visible and near-infrared regions, full-spectrum transient data acquisition, and temperature-controlled luminescence detection. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date20 August 2026
  2. Completed: Award published26 August 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date8 September 2027in 10 months

About the buyer

University of Essex is a higher and further education institution in Colchester. A Central Procurement Unit manages purchasing across the university. The unit leads procurement policy and strategy, including category management and contract management. Seven procurement professionals work in the unit, led by a Head of Procurement. The university has published framework agreements for furniture, legal services and utilities that public bodies across the UK can use.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Essex's contract awards have been in business services, waste, cleaning and environmental services and construction work.

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