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SEC-MALS and DSC
Published 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026
- Primary CPV
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38000000 *
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Birmingham, West Midlands
- Value
- £270,719
- Contract
- Not specified
- Contract Types
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38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B47ET, United Kingdom · UKG31
Contact
Award Criteria
- Price
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ASTON UNIVERSITY
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38000000 *
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Reference: 1316
This procurement is for the purchase, delivery, installation, commissioning and initial user training of two items of capital research equipment for the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME): a TA Instruments Discovery DSC 2500 differential scanning calorimeter and an integrated Waters
SEC-MALS system comprising size-exclusion chromatography, multi-angle light-scattering and refractive-index detection. Both systems will be supplied with dedicated manufacturer PCs and the
required control and analysis software.
The DSC will support the thermal characterisation of polymers, biomaterials, pharmaceuticals and other advanced materials. The SEC-MALS system will enable the separation and absolute molecular-weight, size and distribution analysis of macromolecules, proteins, polymers and nanoparticles.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body · Education
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Bids received
- 1
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- CELEX 32014L0024
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Options
- 2 years extension option for possible service warranty
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 24 Sep 2026 16:56
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0779ed
- Notice ID
- 1316
Competition
1
Bids received
Organisations on this notice
ASTON UNIVERSITY
Buyer, Central Purchasing Body
Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B47ET, United Kingdom
GB-UKPRN 10007759
Waters Limited
Supplier Large
Waters Limited Stamford Avenue, Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, Cheshire, SK9 4AX, United Kingdom
GB-COH 02912366
High Court of England and Wales
Review Body
London, United Kingdom
Lots (1)
Lot 1
This procurement is for the purchase, delivery, installation, commissioning and initial user training of two items of capital research equipment for the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME): a TA Instruments Discovery DSC 2500 differential scanning calorimeter and an integrated Waters
SEC-MALS system compris...
· Cancelled
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Tender
| Title | SEC-MALS and DSC |
| Status | complete |
| CPV › Description | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) |
| Category | goods |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Type | price |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Options › Description | 2 years extension option for possible service warranty |
| Lot › Status | cancelled |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Procedure type | limited |
| Procedure | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Procurement Method Rationale Classifications › Description | The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive |
| Reason for this procedure | This contract was awarded as a direct call-off under SUPC/APUC Framework Agreement (Lot LAB 1029 AP), established under PCR 2015 via Open Procedure (OJEU ref. 697480). Waters Limited is an awarded supplier on the framework-who is capable of meeting the full technical specification for the SEC-MALS and DSC 2500 instruments. The consolidated quotation (ref. 24559100) totals £270,718.61 excluding VAT, within the approved Eveson Trust grant budget (job code 61354). Supported by PSD & Award Report, project reference 1316. |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Supplier › Name | Waters Limited |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | ASTON UNIVERSITY |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | ASTON UNIVERSITY |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Aston Triangle |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Birmingham |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG31 |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | B47ET |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | j.okhihan@aston.ac.uk |
| Party 1 › Role › Role 1 | buyer |
| Party 1 › Role › Role 2 | Central purchasing body |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.aston.ac.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Body governed by public law |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Education |
| Party 2 › Name | Waters Limited |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | Waters Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Waters Limited Stamford Avenue, Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Cheshire |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD6 |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | SK9 4AX |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 3 › Name | High Court of England and Wales |
| Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name | High Court of England and Wales |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Role | Review body |
Buyer
| Name | ASTON UNIVERSITY |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Value › Value | £270,718.61 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Signed | 18 Sep 2026 |