# Liquid Ion Chromatography Machine - CAN

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Thermo Fisher Scientific](/contract-winners/thermo-fisher-scientific/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £43,914
- Tender value: £43,914
- Award date: 19 May 2023
- Published: 22 June 2023
- Contract start: 11 May 2023
- Contract end: 30 September 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: cb8405bd-68d2-4ed9-8b01-0f94dd731c71-655870
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-04039b51-ccf3-4fe1-bd27-2f5e53e2cd88

## Description

The Nuclear Department require a new Liquid Ion Chromatography instrument \(LIC\) to support their Nuclear Reactor Course\. The Nuclear Department's current Liquid Ion Chromatography \(LIC\) instrument \(Dionex ICS-2000\) is greater than 15 years old and has since been superseded by two newer models, the penultimate one becoming obsolete two years ago\. The current system is unreliable and requires significant operator management and time to make it operational\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb8405bd-68d2-4ed9-8b01-0f94dd731c71-655870)