Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf2-0fe2-708a-bfc6-51fbb4794c90/purchase-of-two-respiratory-mass-spectrometers closed GB restricted procedure # Purchase of two Respiratory Mass Spectrometers [Ministry of Defence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) Estimated value £112,375 Published 26 Sept 2016 Deadline Closed 14 Oct 2016 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. ## About this tender Highly accurate gas composition analysis is a crucial component of the evidence generated during UK RAF CAM (United Kingdom Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine) trials to support Release to Service of aircrew life support life support equipment including aircraft oxygen systems (Defence Standard 00-970 Part 13 refers). Accurate gas composition analysis during human system and equipment trials provides essential safety monitoring of participants (to prevent hypoxia). Human altitude trials cannot receive MoD (UK Ministry of Defence) Research Ethics Committee approval without adequate oxygenation monitoring, and thus could not be conducted. As an interim measure, the mass spectrometers are also being used to provide ambient gas concentration monitoring without which, Hypobaric Chamber Runs for aircrew training and trials would be deemed too high a risk. Additional information: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and [contracts.mod.uk](https://www.contracts.mod.uk) Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity. The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on [contracts.mod.uk](http://www.contracts.mod.uk). You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage. Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: KE7B4FQ53U Read full description ## CPV classification Analysis apparatus Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3b5f2ad6-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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