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Kent Scientific Services (KSS) Instruments

Kent County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Kent County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: alison.blackman@kent.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
476300.0 GBP
Published
09 Jun 2025, 07:38
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2025, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Region
n/a
Awarded To
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Kent Scientific Services require additional equipment, to supplement existing instruments. The equipment required is as follows: Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer triple Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer triple quadrupole 2 x High Performance Liquid Chromatography instrument with diode array and fluorescence detector Jet clean upgrade for existing LCMSQQQ (to be fitted to existing instrument)

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: KSS Instruments

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