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# Technical Equipment for Materials Research Facility UKAEA Lot 1 - TEM

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technical-equipment-for-materials-research-facility-ukaea-lot-1-tem-ocds-h6vhtk-02ec0c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Technical Equipment for Materials Research Facility UKAEA Lot 1 - TEM". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,500,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Published Value:** £3,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 November 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ion microscopes, Transmission electron microscope
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,652,103 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ec0c`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/technical-equipment-for-materials-research-facility-ukaea-lot-1-tem-ocds-h6vhtk-02ec0c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D39958%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technical-equipment-for-materials-research-facility-ukaea-lot-1-tem-ocds-h6vhtk-02ec0c#participate

## Description
The Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commission and Handover to Operational Staff of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) for the Materials Research Facility at Culham Science Centre.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: LOT 1 - Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38511200, 38512100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commission and Handover to Operational Staff of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) for the Materials Research Facility at Culham Science Centre.
The main research activities of this TEM will be the characteri...

### Lot 2: LOT 2 -  Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38512100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commission, Handover to Operational Staff of a Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) at the MRF facility at Culham Science Centre
The system should be capable of;
Micromachining with high milling rates
Sample liftout (siz...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** LOT 1 - Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) (active)
  - Award id: `011091-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **JEOL UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-42512`
  - Value: £1,417,103 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** LOT 2 -  Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) (active)
  - Award id: `011091-2022-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **TESCAN-UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72045`
  - Value: £1,235,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - PFIB (Plasma Focused Ion Beam) (active)
  - Award id: `032032-2021-12860-2`
  - Supplier(s): **TESCAN-UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72045`
  - Value: £1,235,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1 - TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) (active)
  - Award id: `032032-2021-12865-1`
  - Supplier(s): **JEOL UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-42512`
  - Value: £1,417,103 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** LOT 1 - Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,417,103
  - Signed Date: 28/04/2022

- **Contract:** LOT 2 -  Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,235,000
  - Signed Date: 28/04/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 1 - TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,417,103
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2021

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - PFIB (Plasma Focused Ion Beam) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,235,000
  - Signed Date: 21/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011091-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-29T10:09:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:21:49.052Z
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