AwardedAwarded 25 September 2026

260129 - Contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Peptide Synthesizer and associated Maintenance, training, Ancillary Items and Consumables

Queen's University Belfast · Education

In brief

Queen's University Belfast awarded laboratory equipment work to Vapourtec Ltd on 25 September 2026.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 7 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Queen’s University Belfast - The Future Medicines Institute (FMI) intends to procure a peptide synthesis solution comprising equipment, associated consumables, and appropriate maintenance and support arrangements to enable in house peptide synthesis capability. • Establishment of a reliable, in house peptide synthesis capability aligned to research delivery requirements. • Provision of supplier support, including training, to ensure competent and effective operation by authorised users. • Delivery of scalable synthesis capability to support routine generation of short peptides and time efficient synthesis of longer peptide sequences. • Enablement of consistent, reproducible outputs to meet ongoing and future research needs. The Future Medicines Institute (FMI) is focused on the identification and development of novel therapeutics and diagnostic approaches. The required capability will support experimental workflows by enabling the generation of peptide materials essential to underpin these research activities, contributing to institutional strategic objectives in advanced therapeutics. The solution is expected to support broader academic use, enabling access across relevant research groups and maximising utilisation. This will facilitate collaborative research activity and enhance overall institutional research capability and impact.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Vapourtec Ltd (SME)
3 bids received
£236,248
Awarded 14 September 2026
25 September 2026 to 24 September 2031

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 047452-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 047590-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 086893-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 093846-2026
  5. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 093926-2026
  6. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 093932-2026

Last time this was bought

250075 - Contract for supply, Delivery, Installation, commissioning and Maintenance of an In vivo Optical Imaging System

Won by
Revvity
Awarded
7 January 2026
Value
£849,475
Bids
1
Contract ends
8 January 2031

Matched on Queen's University Belfast, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

  1. ID 6637252 - DfE - SRC - High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

    Southern Regional CollegeNorthern IrelandLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £202kestimated
  2. SPS-02361 Substance Screening & Related Services

    Scottish Prison ServiceScotland, Northern IrelandLaboratory and scientific equipment, Healthcare services

    Open18 days left

    Value not stated
  3. Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment

    Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceNorthern IrelandMedical equipment and supplies, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Open19 days left3 lotsFramework

    £1.34mframework ceiling

From notice 047452-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 21 May 2026, last updated 5 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 5 October 2026.