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# In Situ Gas Reaction Cell System for RadIAEM

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-situ-gas-reaction-cell-system-for-radiaem-ocds-h6vhtk-02f9a7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER: "In Situ Gas Reaction Cell System for RadIAEM". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-manchester-urn-133842)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 December 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £445,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-situ-gas-reaction-cell-system-for-radiaem-ocds-h6vhtk-02f9a7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f9a7`

## 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/in-situ-gas-reaction-cell-system-for-radiaem-ocds-h6vhtk-02f9a7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofmanchester%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-situ-gas-reaction-cell-system-for-radiaem-ocds-h6vhtk-02f9a7#participate

## Description
The University wishes to appoint a Contractor to supply an in situ environmental system for a new Field Emission Gun Analytical Electron Microscope dedicated for β, γ-radioactive materials to be housed at the MRF at UKAEA. Such system will enable direct, real-rime data acquisition to trace the evolution of microstructure and study gas-material interactions at elevated temperatures.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The University wishes to purchase an in situ environmental system for a new Field Emission Gun Analytical Electron Microscope dedicated for β, γ-radioactive materials to be housed at the MRF at UKAEA. Such system will enable direct, real-rime data ac...
- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2022 to 28/02/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** In Situ Gas Reaction Cell System for RadIAEM (active)
  - Award id: `002030-2022-2021/1829/AS/GBJD/MW-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Protochips Inc.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-41757`
  - Value: £445,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** In Situ Gas Reaction Cell System for RadIAEM (active)
  - Signed Value: £445,000
  - Signed Date: 17/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002030-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-24T14:58:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T13:08:44.359Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f9a7