# High Resolution Mass Spectrometer

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Durham University.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Durham University](/buyers/durham-university/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [AB Sciex UK LTD](/suppliers/ab-sciex-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £378,908
- Tender value: £378,908
- Award date: 8 December 2016
- Published: 19 January 2017
- Contract start: 9 December 2016
- Contract end: 31 January 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 4030e53d-2af9-44b2-b622-c431d29deb23-126081
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e1419a5-2467-4956-aa19-c872031ad7b4

## Description

The School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences \(SBBS\) at Durham University is procuring a mass spectrometer with associated liquid chromatography system for quantitative proteomic applications\. The new spectrometer will be the primary analytical instrument for qualitative and quantitative analysis of protein samples from a diverse range of biological organisms and experimental protocols\. The liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry \(LC-MS\) equipment purchased on this tender must have the capability to do the following: carry out sensitive detection and quantitation of peptides derived from proteins by enzymatic digestion; detect and quantify protein post-translational modifications such as those described in section 6\.2 of the tender document; determine the mass of intact proteins\. The equipment must comprise of: a state-of-the-art high resolution/accurate mass tandem mass spectrometer, integrated nano-flow liquid chromatography \(LC\) system, any ancillary equipment required for their operation and computer hardware/software for instrument control and data-processing\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4030e53d-2af9-44b2-b622-c431d29deb23-126081)