Service contract renewal - Electron Microscope

Official notice

Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)

Awarded value£32,544published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 17 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Carl Ziess Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide a service contract for UEA's state of the art Zeiss Gemini 300 scanning electron microscope (SEM). This SEM is a modern, highly complex and high resolution instrument for research and teaching purposes.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

50412000 Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus

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: 27 Feb 2026, 12:01 GMT
Last source update: 27 Feb 2026, 12:01 GMT
Authority reference: Form ID 815
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-017846
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065e28 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
27 Feb 2026, 12:01 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £32,5441 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Carl Ziess Ltd	£32,544 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Carl Ziess Ltd
Signed
17 Feb 2026
Value
£32,544 inc. VAT
Period
18 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000651 · GB-PPON: PCCY-8551-ZNDY Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7TJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Carl Ziess LtdAwarded supplier Zeiss House 1030 Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, England, Zeiss House 1030 Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, East of England, CB23 6DWContact email

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 Tender27 Feb 2026, 12:01 GMT