Aston University · Awarded contract
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Supply and Installation of Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid Mass Spectrometer to Aston University

Awarded 24 Jun 2024

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Awarded24 Jun 2024
Value£1,488,680.00
SupplierThermo Electron Manufacturing Limited T/A Thermo Fisher Scientif
AgencyAston University
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Expires in 8mo2y 12mo term, 79% elapsed
Awarded 24 June 2024Expires 23 June 2027

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Aston University awarded a contract to Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited T/A Thermo Fisher Scientific for the supply, installation, service, and maintenance of an Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid Mass Spectrometer with Electron-transfer dissociation (ETD), Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD), including an Oil-Free Roughing Pump and associated equipment.

The contract, valued at £1,488,680, was awarded via a direct award under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (32.2(b) ii) due to Thermo Fisher Scientific holding the patent on the orbitrap mass analyser and being the sole supplier.

The contract duration is from June 2024 to June 2027.

The instrument is intended for multi-omics research including lipidomics, protein-lipid interactions, proteomics/oxPTMs, and native proteins, requiring ultra-high resolution and mass accuracy capabilities (FWHM 480,000) and advanced fragmentation techniques such as HCD.

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