Open15 days left · closes midday, Saturday 28 November 2026

Ion Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

University of Warwick · Education

In brief

University of Warwick is looking for suppliers for laboratory equipment work (West Midlands).

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 February 2027.

Bids close at midday, Saturday 28 November 2026.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
midday, Saturday 28 November 2026

How bids are scored

Ability to meet specification and performance 45% · Total Cost 30% · Ability to meet delivery timescales 10% · Aftersales services and Warranty 10% · Sustainability and accessibility 5%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for laboratory equipment contracts in this region (from 21 awards in the last 12 months).

Tender documents

What the notice says

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase an Ion Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer. The instrument is required to provide sensitive detection of highly polar, ionic and low molecular weight species within complex environmental matrices, such as seawater, microbial culture supernatants, enzyme assay mixtures, fungal extracts and soil extracts. In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick). The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) or the Procurement Act 2023 and associated Procurement Regulations 2024 (and as may be amended from time to time) and its procurement activities are not subject to the requirements set out therein or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Should the University advertise contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Find-A-Tender platform or other contract opportunity advertising site or platform, this is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Saturday 28 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 102765-2026

About the buyer

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    Value not stated
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    Value not stated
  3. Manual Total Stations

    Aston UniversityWest MidlandsLaboratory and scientific equipment

    OpenNew34 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £284kestimated

From notice 102765-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 October 2026.