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ClosedStage · planning

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

EA Robotic Automated Sample Preparation

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£400k
Deadline12 Jun 2026
Published30 Mar 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 30 Mar 2026ClosedCloses 12 Jun 2026
Who to contact
Mandy Worsnop
mandy.worsnop@defra.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Tender submission will be via our e-procurement system, Atamis: https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome. Tenders submitted outside of Atamis will not be accepted. Should you require technical assistance in submitting your tender response, please contact the Atamis helpdesk: Phone: +44 29 2279 0054 during helpdesk operational hours 08:00-18:00 Monday - Friday (Excluding Public Holidays).

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Provision of a robotic system(s) suitable for the trace analysis or semi volatile organic substances including but not limited to of Poly Fluro Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in a range of environmental waters and associated materials.

All critical parts of the system must therefore be free of PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) and other PFAS containing materials.

The system will be used in the development of up to 7 existing methodologies for which the modules described have been determined as being required to cover the range of analytes.

Fully automated, computer controlled standalone* benchtop robotic system with the ability to house and control multiple modules as described for the automation of liquid-liquid extraction for a minimum of 45 samples per single workflow. * Not connected to an analytical instrument.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

All critical parts of the system must

All critical parts of the system must therefore be free of PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) and other PFAS containing materials.

02

The system will be used in

The system will be used in the development of up to 7 existing methodologies for which the modules described have been determined as being required to cover the range of analytes.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ae26
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
029143-2026
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