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title: "Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes"
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# Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-scanning-electron-microscopes-ocds-h6vhtk-02b340). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Plymouth: "Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes". Published status: complete. Published Value: £609,167. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Plymouth](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865)
- **Published Value:** £609,167 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Scanning electron microscopes
- **Delivery Location:** UKK41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £604,993 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b340`

## 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-scanning-electron-microscopes-ocds-h6vhtk-02b340#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D37999%26B%3DUNIVERSITYPLYMOUTH)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-scanning-electron-microscopes-ocds-h6vhtk-02b340#participate

## Description
Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network (PMCN) is a ~£1.7M project based within Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) at the University of Plymouth, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project started in March 2021 and will be running for 2.5 years. This project follows on from the hugely successful Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project (~£1.7M) and Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (~£1M) projects, also supported by ERDF in 2011 and 2017 respectively, which have brought more than £500M of investment and revenue into Devon and the surrounding areas alone.   This new facility will incorporate three new instruments purchased using funds associated with our ERDF-funded project, Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38511100
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £61,540
- **Description:** Lot 1 - Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscope
Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network (PMCN) is a ~£1.7M project based within Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) at the University of Plymouth, funded by the European Regional Development Fu...
- **Contract Period:** 13/07/2021 to 28/02/2022

### Lot 2: Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile W-SEM with EDS and EBSD
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38511100
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £245,000
- **Description:** Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile W-SEM with EDS and EBSD
- **Contract Period:** 13/07/2021 to 28/02/2022

### Lot 3: Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile FEG-SEM with EDS for Biological Applications
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38511100
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £322,400
- **Description:** Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile FEG-SEM with EDS for Biological Applications
- **Contract Period:** 13/07/2021 to 28/02/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes (active)
  - Award id: `023718-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **JEOL (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-42512`
  - Value: £604,993 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £604,993
  - Signed Date: 30/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023718-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-23T15:08:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T01:00:01.629Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b340