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Published 30 Sept 2026, 15:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Gamma-Ray Detector and Cryogenic Cooling System for Gamma Spectroscopy Applications

Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£6,591,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ametek (GB) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and delivery of a specialist ORTEC GAMMA-X High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Gamma-Ray Detector System and associated cryogenic cooling equipment from AMETEK (GB) Limited. The procurement includes a coaxial N-type HPGe detector with carbon fibre window, remote preamplifier and high-voltage filter, J-type streamline cryostat, Möbius Recycler cooling system, detector and cryostat configuration packages, and associated accessories. The equipment will be used for high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy, ionising radiation measurement, nuclear metrology, and scientific research activities within NPL's Centre for Ionising Radiation and Metrology.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: UK
38300000 Measuring instruments38540000 Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Sept 2026, 15:10 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 15:10 BST
Authority reference
PO00026256
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077dcb

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,591,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ametek (GB) Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Ametek (GB) Ltd

    Signed
    4 Sept 2026
    Value
    £6,591,000
    Period
    4 Sept 2026 — 31 Dec 2026
    Status
    active

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 15:10 BSTUK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NPL Management Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 02937881 · GB-PPON: PYDB-8862-JBYM National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London, TW11 0LW [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AMETEK (GB) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02569386GB-PPON: PNPL-2282-WRQP 2 New Star Road, Leicester, East Midlands, LE4 9JD

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