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Published 10 Dec 2025, 16:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5463 Transmission Electron Microscope

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Awarded value£460,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to JEOL (UK) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI MRC has selected a supplier to provide a transmission electron microscope column, including a custom high-resolution pole piece and cryogenic anti-contaminator.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
38511200 Transmission electron microscope

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Dec 2025, 16:28 GMT
Last source update
7 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5463
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000967
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f32b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

JEOL hold the intellectual property rights to the existing JEOL electron optical architecture in the lab and are positioned as the only supplier capable of supplying and integrating this additional hardware into the existing set up. No other supplier can provide the bespoke pole piece and modified cryo-fin and any alternative would be technically incompatible.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 Dec 2025 → 7 Jan 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends310 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published291 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 16:28 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 17:56 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    7 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £460,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
JEOL (UK) Ltd23 Dec 2025 – 8 Jan 2027£460,0009 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5463 Transmission Electron Microscope · JEOL (UK) Ltd

    Signed
    23 Dec 2025
    Value
    £460,000
    Period
    24 Dec 2025 – 8 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • JEOL (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJXB-8739-JZGH Jeol House 1-2 Silver Court, Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL7 1LTContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender