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Published 28 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Mira 3 SEM X-ray detection system upgrade

Official notice

Authority: University of Northumbria at Newcastle (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Awarded value£92,911published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 19 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northumbria University requires upgrade and replacement of X-ray detection hardware and software for existing Tescan Mira 3GM SEM. Updating the detectors with the last generation sensors will ensure future support and repairability in the next 10 years. This contract covers the provision of high-resolution X-ray detectors (EDS), integrated signal processing electronics, and the associated proprietary software suite. The procurement is a technical upgrade to the existing Tescan Mira 3GM Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). It ensures the replacement of obsolete components with current-generation technology to maintain the instrument’s analytical capabilities and structural integrity.

Proprietary Integration: The existing Tescan Mira 3GM architecture uses a specific interface and software kernel owned by Oxford Instruments. Only Oxford Instruments can provide detectors that are natively compatible with this system without requiring unverified and high-risk modifications to the microscope's vacuum chamber and electronic bus.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
38511100 Scanning electron microscopes38947000 X-ray microanalysers48461000 Analytical or scientific software package

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
28 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007726
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061139 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    28 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £92,9111 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited£92,911 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNBP-4638-XHJP Sutherland Building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8STContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender