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Laser Ablation Instrument

Buyer: UK Atomic Energy Authority →

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BuyerUK Atomic Energy Authority
StatusAwarded
Deadline4 Feb 2026
Value£130,000
Published11 Mar 2026

What is being bought

This tender covers The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s requirement for a Laser Ablation instrument to be used for sample introduction to an ICP-MS instrument. Apart from equipment supply, UKAEA also seeks installation support and training service from the Supplier.

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Laser Ablation Instrument

Statusactive
Value£130,000

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0607e8
Latest release ID021857-2026
Latest release timestampWed Mar 11 2026 14:50:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004008-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
11 Mar 2026award, contract021857-2026
17 Feb 2026award, contract014244-2026
16 Jan 2026tender004008-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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