Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, The Spark Building, 3rd Floor, Maindy Road
Cardiff
CF24 4HQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
E-mail: rogalaa@cardiff.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Sector Field HR-ICP-MS and ICP-OES
Reference number: CU.2044.AR
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32260000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Cardiff University is using LAB1029 AP Mass Spectrometry & Chromatography Equipment to purchase Sector Field HR-ICP-MS and ICP-OES
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
449 920.58
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32260000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cardiff University is using LAB1029 AP Mass Spectrometry & Chromatography Equipment to purchase Sector Field HR-ICP-MS and ICP-OES
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Explanation
Majority of supplier didn't responded to communications. The one that did were not able to mee the requirement as such the chosen supplier was first ranked on the framework.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CU.2044.AR
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Boundary Way
Hemel Hempstead
Hp27GE
UK
Telephone: +44 1509555500
Fax: +44 1509555500
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 449 920.58
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:156526)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/10/2025