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title: "ID 5596417 - DoJ - FSNI - Supply, delivery, installation and support of a Benchtop X-Ray Diffraction System"
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# ID 5596417 - DoJ - FSNI - Supply, delivery, installation and support of a Benchtop X-Ray Diffraction System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5596417-doj-fsni-supply-delivery-installation-and-support-of-a-benchtop-x-ray-diffracti-ocds-h6vhtk-04e626). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Forensic Science Northern Ireland: "ID 5596417 - DoJ - FSNI - Supply, delivery, installation and support of a Benchtop X-Ray Diffraction System". Published status: complete. Published Value: £170,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Forensic Science Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forensic-science-northern-ireland-GB-PPON-PMQQ-7246-VDQD)
- **Published Value:** £170,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 March 2025 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Clinical forensics equipment and supplies, Detection and analysis apparatus, Installation services of laboratory equipment, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), X-ray devices (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £165,906 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e626`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5596417-doj-fsni-supply-delivery-installation-and-support-of-a-benchtop-x-ray-diffracti-ocds-h6vhtk-04e626#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5596417-doj-fsni-supply-delivery-installation-and-support-of-a-benchtop-x-ray-diffracti-ocds-h6vhtk-04e626#participate

## Description
FSNI wish to establish a contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of a new Benchtop X-ray Diffraction System for the identification of explosive samples, their precursors and unknowns, as well as for use in drug analysis.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33950000, 38000000, 38430000, 38582000, 51430000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £170,000
- **Description:** FSNI wish to establish a contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of a new Benchtop X-ray Diffraction System for the identification of explosive samples, their precursors and unknowns, as well as for use in drug analysis.

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `021682-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Information withheld for security reasons**

  - Value: £165,906 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £165,906
  - Signed Date: 14/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021682-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-15T11:14:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T17:26:09.602Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e626