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Technical Equipment for Materials Research Facility UKAEA Lot 1 - TEM

Ion microscopes
Transmission electron microscope
South East (UKJ14)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 23:12 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~88 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 88 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£2,652,103
Contract/award value: £2,652,103
2 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
2 bids
1 SME bid · 2 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 38)
Based on 2,782 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
27.72%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
88 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 38)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
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same CPV family
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Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Technical Equipment for Materials Research Facility UKAEA Lot 1 - TEM". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
8Bids / Report (median)
17.7% of reports have one bid · Mean: 12.5 bids
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
IPG Laser GmbHTop vendor: 28% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 182 active published awards; 175 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 38):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
IPG Laser GmbH1 win£2,500,000—
General Atomics1 win£1,712,550—
JEOL UK Ltd1 win£1,417,103—
TESCAN-UK Ltd1 win£1,235,000—
TESCAN-UK Ltd 1 win£483,500—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published29 Apr 2022, 11:09 BST
Last source update29 Apr 2022, 11:09 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationIon microscopes, Transmission electron microscope
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02ec0c
What is being bought
The Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commission and Handover to Operational Staff of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) for the Materials Research Facility at Culham Science Centre.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    29 Apr 2022, 11:09 BST
  2. tender value changed
    22 Dec 2021, 11:06 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2021, 11:06 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    22 Dec 2021, 11:06 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    22 Dec 2021, 11:06 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £3,500,000
    14 Oct 2021, 17:10 BST
  7. Status changed to active
    14 Oct 2021, 17:10 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    14 Oct 2021, 17:10 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to 12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
    14 Oct 2021, 17:10 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    14 Oct 2021, 17:10 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    LOT 1 - Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commission and Handover to Operational Staff of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) for the Materials Research Facility at Culham Science Centre. The main research activities of this TEM will be the characterising of nuclear materials, activated and non-activated.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    LOT 2 - Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commission, Handover to Operational Staff of a Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) at the MRF facility at Culham Science Centre The system should be capable of; Micromachining with high milling rates Sample liftout (size reduction) Tomography with analytical (EDX, EBSD) capability Preparation of specimens for transmission electron microscopy while minimising FIB-induced damage, atom probe tomography (APT) and micromechanical testing on radioactive materials.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    29 Apr 2022, 11:09 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 29 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST · £1,417,103
  5. Contract active
    Signed 29 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST · £1,235,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
JEOL UK Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
TESCAN-UK Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
LOT 1 - Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
£1,417,103 · signed 29 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST · active
LOT 2 - Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB)
£1,235,000 · signed 29 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 2 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 2 (lot 2)
smeBids: 1 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1212
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  • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    buyer

    N/A
    Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, UKJ14, OX14 3DB
    [email protected]
    +44 1235467082

  • JEOL UK Ltd
    supplier

    JEOL House, Silvercourt, Watchmead, Watchmead, UK, AL7 1LT

  • TESCAN-UK Ltd
    supplier

    Wellbrook Court Girton Cambridge CB3 0NA, Cambridge, UK, CB3 0NA

  • UK Atomic Energy Authority
    mediationBody
    reviewBody
    reviewContactPoint

    Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB
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