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R&D Vape Analysis
Published 29 Sep 2026
29 Sep 2026
- Primary CPV
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73111000 *
Research laboratory services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South East
- Value
- £1,260
- Contract
-
2 months Duration
19/09/2026 28/11/2026
- Contract Types
-
73 *Research & development servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom · UKJ
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
- Contract Signed (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Contract Signed
Related tenders
Home Office
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
73111000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: Project_21007
Research and development activity to understand if current Border Force technology can identify vape liquid and nicotine. The project will test and evaluate whether existing Agilent Resolve SORS Raman spectroscopy technology can be applied to the identification of vape liquids and nicotine content.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 73111000 — Research laboratory services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 29 Sep 2026 09:40
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-077c07
- Notice ID
- Project_21007
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Home Office |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 2 Marsham Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | UNIVERSITY OF KENT |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | The Registry |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Canterbury |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | CT27NZ |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ44 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.kent.ac.uk |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Home Office |
Tender
| Title | R&D Vape Analysis |
| Description | Research and development activity to understand if current Border Force technology can identify vape liquid and nicotine. The project will test and evaluate whether existing Agilent Resolve SORS Raman spectroscopy technology can be applied to the identification of vape liquids and nicotine content. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Below threshold - without competition |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | UNIVERSITY OF KENT |
| Item › CPV › Description | Research laboratory services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKJ |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | R&D Vape Analysis |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 19 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 28 Nov 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,511.81 |
| Value › Value | £1,259.84 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | No |
| Signed | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Contract signed |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-23204 |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091664-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 29 Sep 2026 |