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# Purchase of Cryo Free Dilution Refrigerator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-cryo-free-dilution-refrigerator-ocds-h6vhtk-064b3d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER: "Purchase of Cryo Free Dilution Refrigerator". Published status: complete. Published Value: £590,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-lancaster-urn-133831)
- **Published Value:** £590,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £543,299 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-cryo-free-dilution-refrigerator-ocds-h6vhtk-064b3d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-064b3d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/purchase-of-cryo-free-dilution-refrigerator-ocds-h6vhtk-064b3d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Flancaster%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-cryo-free-dilution-refrigerator-ocds-h6vhtk-064b3d#participate

## Description
Purchase of Cryo Free Dilution Refrigerator
The dilution refrigerator must be able to reach milli-Kelvin temperatures and allow ~6 months of continuous operation time, at such low temperatures.  Additionally, the dilution refrigerator should be equipped with a variable vector magnet with a field strength of at least 1-1-1 Tesla, 48 (low-resistance) DC lines and at least 6 coaxial lines (with good signal transmission up to 18 GHz) for AC electrical testing of quantum devices

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £590,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/03/2026 to 18/03/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **OXFORD NANOSCIENCE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177523`
  - Value: £543,299 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011417-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-14T13:09:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:03:43.985Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-064b3d