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University Of Reading

Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38430000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published28 Sept 2022
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Markes International Limited

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Claire Milham
c.milham@reading.ac.uk
+44 1183787629

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

For the purchase of Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system for the discovery, profiling, and screening of volatile organic compounds.

This equipment has been selected for the ability to allow automated HiSorb immersive extraction.

Samples can be stacked and run in sequence, with detachment of probes from the robot arm allowing for the next sample extraction to begin.

The robot then recollects the probe and inserts into the platform.

The system allows for any injected samples to be recollected onto thermal desorption tubes, facilitating multiple analyses of the same extract.

The mass spectrometer features tandem ionisation capability, which allows for generation of mass spectra profiles at two different ionisation energies simultaneously.

This allows for increased confidence in compound identification and facilitates structural elucidation and isotope ratios.

The entire platform is operated with ChromSpace software, allowing for integrated control of Centri automated extraction, GC injection, flow modulation, flame ionisation detection quantification, mass spectrometer operation, data processing, and statistical analysis.

The University has published this Award notice following the publication of the VEAT notice and expiry of 10 calendar days and has awarded a contract to Markes International Analytical Limited.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The entire platform is operated with ChromSpace

The entire platform is operated with ChromSpace software, allowing for integrated control of Centri automated extraction, GC injection, flow modulation, flame ionisation detection quantification, mass spectrometer operation, data processing, and statistical analysis.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035f86
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
027256-2022
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