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Mira 3 SEM X-ray detection system upgrade
Published 28 Jan 2026
28 Jan 2026
- Primary CPV
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38511100 *
Scanning electron microscopes
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North East
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
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3 months Duration
16/02/2026 18/05/2026
- Contract Types
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38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Sutherland Building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom · UKC
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
38511100 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-061139
Northumbria University requires upgrade and replacement of X-ray detection hardware and software for existing Tescan Mira 3GM SEM. Updating the detectors with the last generation sensors will ensure future support and repairability in the next 10 years. This contract covers the provision of high-resolution X-ray detectors (EDS), integrated signal processing electronics, and the associated proprietary software suite. The procurement is a technical upgrade to the existing Tescan Mira 3GM Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). It ensures the replacement of obsolete components with current-generation technology to maintain the instrument’s analytical capabilities and structural integrity.
Proprietary Integration: The existing Tescan Mira 3GM architecture uses a specific interface and software kernel owned by Oxford Instruments. Only Oxford Instruments can provide detectors that are natively compatible with this system without requiring unverified and high-risk modifications to the microscope's vacuum chamber and electronic bus.
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Full CPV breakdown
- 38511100 — Scanning electron microscopes (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 28 Jan 2026 16:05
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061139
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061139
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Oxford Instruments, Halifax Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3SE, United Kingdom
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | University of Northumbria at Newcastle |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Sutherland Building, College Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NE1 8ST |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC22 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Oxford Instruments, Halifax Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | High Wycombe |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | HP12 3SE |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ13 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | University of Northumbria at Newcastle |
Tender
| Title | Mira 3 SEM X-ray detection system upgrade |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Below threshold - without competition |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | goods |
| Supplier › Name | Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Scanning electron microscopes |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | X-ray microanalysers |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Analytical or scientific software package |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKC |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 18 May 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £92,911 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | No |
| Signed | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007726-2026 |
| Document › Published | 28 Jan 2026 |