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UKRI-5463 Transmission Electron Microscope
Published 7 Jan 2026
7 Jan 2026
- Primary CPV
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38511200 *
Transmission electron microscope
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Cambridgeshire County, East of England
- Value
- £460,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
24/12/2025 08/01/2027
- Contract Types
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38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom · UKH12
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
38511200 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: UKRI-5463
UKRI MRC has selected a supplier to provide a transmission electron microscope column, including a custom high-resolution pole piece and cryogenic anti-contaminator.
Full CPV breakdown
- 38511200 — Transmission electron microscope (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 07 Jan 2026 11:06
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f32b
- Notice ID
- UKRI-5463
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Jeol House 1-2 Silver Court, Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1LT, United Kingdom
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Polaris House |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK14 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.ukri.org/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | JEOL (UK) Ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Jeol House 1-2 Silver Court, Watchmead |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Welwyn Garden City |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | AL7 1LT |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH23 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
Tender
| Title | UKRI-5463 Transmission Electron Microscope |
| Description | UKRI MRC has selected a supplier to provide a transmission electron microscope column, including a custom high-resolution pole piece and cryogenic anti-contaminator. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | JEOL hold the intellectual property rights to the existing JEOL electron optical architecture in the lab and are positioned as the only supplier capable of supplying and integrating this additional hardware into the existing set up. No other supplier can provide the bespoke pole piece and modified cryo-fin and any alternative would be technically incompatible. |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | goods |
| Supplier › Name | JEOL (UK) Ltd |
| Item › CPV › Description | Transmission electron microscope |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH12 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | UKRI-5463 Transmission Electron Microscope |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 24 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 8 Jan 2027 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £552,000 |
| Value › Value | £460,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 23 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/000967-2026 |
| Document › Published | 7 Jan 2026 |