Expired contract

Multi-mode Plate Reader

Details

Buyer: Northumbria University Newcastle
Supplier(s): BMG LABTECH Ltd
Value: £63,648
Duration: 3 months
Topic: Spectrometers
Published: 13 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Northumbria University has awarded a contract for the supply, delivery, and installation of a BMG Labtech CLARIOstar® Plus multi-mode microplate reader to support research for Project 1220794: Sustainable Styles. The procurement covers a specialized analytical system equipped with patented Linear Variable Filter (LVF) Monochromators™ and Enhanced Dynamic Range (EDR) technology. This specific model is required to ensure complete technical and data interoperability with existing established research protocols and identical hardware utilized by lead project partners. The scope includes the proprietary MARS Data Analysis Software and on-site technical training to ensure. compliance with the funder's high-throughput data reproducibility standards. Consequently, no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1014342345 ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published13 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date13 February 2026
Completed: Contract expiry date18 May 2026

About the buyer

Northumbria University Newcastle buys as a higher education institution, with a central procurement team overseeing all purchasing across the university. Northumbria is one of the 16 member institutions in that consortium. Larger purchases of goods, works and services go through a formal electronic tendering process. Procurement staff vet and approve every new supplier, and develop pre-negotiated contracts and monitor spend against them.

Over the past 5 years, most of Northumbria University Newcastle's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, business services and communications equipment.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northumbria-university-newcastle.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northumbria-university-newcastle.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northumbria-university-newcastle.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northumbria-university-newcastle.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northumbria-university-newcastle.gov