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Specialised dating analysis on groundwater samples

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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · published 27 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID04d3d075-9e7f-427b-803b-e932fdf138b2-919349
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-2967a8b3-b74c-48de-b566-a765af53206b
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dXGP288m
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£14,856
award field
Tender value
£14,856
tender field
Procurement method
Single tender action (below threshold)
Category
goods
CPV
90700000
Environmental services
Delivery
United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded as a direct award under -PS26280 - Specialised dating analysis on groundwater samples. Brief Overview of the requirement. Analysis of 20 groundwater samples for DOC 14C radiocarbon and 20 samples for DIC.14C radiocarbon Analysis of 20 waters for 13C for correction of DIC 14C radiocarbon results Reporting of DOC and DIC radiocarbon ages in samples Supply of 20 foil sample bags for undertaking sampling

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release27 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published14 Sept 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published8 Sept 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published14 Sept 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jun 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 27 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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