# Ultra-Sensitive Triple Quadrupole LC-MS/MS System for Advanced Biomedical Training and Research

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by ASTON UNIVERSITY.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [ASTON UNIVERSITY](/buyers/aston-university/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Waters Limited](/suppliers/waters/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £332,000
- Tender value: £332,000
- Award date: 2 February 2026
- Published: 16 February 2026
- Contract start: 1 March 2026
- Contract end: 28 February 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 9ff8ebaa-1e61-490b-9f62-c618a69c9a81-884129
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-70c54d9d-917b-4e92-a4a2-b53f8f39fc69

## Description

Supply, installation, and commissioning of a high-sensitivity triple quadrupole liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry \(LC-MS/MS\) system \(or equivalent\) to support both advanced analytical testing and routine quantitative mass spectrometry applications\. Awarded following a further competition process utilising the following framework: APUC \(Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges\) Mass Spectrometry & Chromatography Equipment - LAB1029 AP Lot 6 - Liquid Chromatographs coupled with Mass Spectrometers

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ff8ebaa-1e61-490b-9f62-c618a69c9a81-884129)