T24/0084 - Environmental SEM

Official notice

Authority: University of Northumbria at Newcastle (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£220,820published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to FEI UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northumbria University specified a requirement for a versatile, high-resolution environmental scanning electron microscope (eSEM), capable of generating and collecting information from a variety of biological or biohybrid sample materials. The purchase will include installation, training and 2-year Service and Maintenance contract. The delivery must commence in September 2025.

The eSEM must be capable to operate in high, low and environmental mode with a wide pressure range (up to 4000 Pa). It needs to deliver high-resolution imaging and perform energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), featuring a Field Emission Gun (FEG) column. This instrument will be used for soft and biological materials, such as biopolymers, composites, and biological cells, accommodating a wide range of biological sample sizes.

CPV: Scanning electron microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East · NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: 25 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update: 25 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
Authority reference: T24/0084
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-043016
Classification (CPV): Scanning electron microscopes
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056605 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This procurement process is setup as Further Competition under the Framework Agreement LAB3162 NW (Lot 2).

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=965865061 GO Reference: GO-2025724-PRO-31567773

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £220,8201 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FEI UK LimitedCall-Off terms and conditions for the supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment	£220,820 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Call-Off terms and conditions for the supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment · FEI UK Limited
Signed
16 Jul 2025
Value
£220,820
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Sutherland building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8STContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thermo Fisher Scientific (FEI UK Ltd.)Awarded supplier02380120 Oakwood Corporate Services Ltd, 3rd Floor, 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham Cheshire, North West, WA14 2DT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.