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# UKRI-5692 ISIS MUSHROOM/WISH-II Neutron Guides

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5692-isis-mushroom-wish-ii-neutron-guides-ocds-h6vhtk-065bc5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-5692 ISIS MUSHROOM/WISH-II Neutron Guides". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 April 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,691,320 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5692-isis-mushroom-wish-ii-neutron-guides-ocds-h6vhtk-065bc5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065bc5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **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/ukri-5692-isis-mushroom-wish-ii-neutron-guides-ocds-h6vhtk-065bc5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com%2FProSpend__CS_ContractPage%3FSearchType%3DProjects%26uid%3Da1MTm000009zJN7MAM%26searchStr%3D%26sortStr%3DRecently%2BPublished%26page%3D1%26filters%3D%26County%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5692-isis-mushroom-wish-ii-neutron-guides-ocds-h6vhtk-065bc5#participate

## Description
This Tender specifies the requirements for the supply of the MUSHROOM and WISH II neutron guides. Both are to be supplied under this contract. The guides will be installed at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source facility in Oxfordshire. ISIS uses neutrons produced via spallation in a variety of beamlines to investigate material properties and life sciences. The MUSHROOM instrument project will deliver a new instrument to be used for indirect spectrometry located on Target Station 2, port W8.. The WISH-II instrument will deliver a cold neutron diffractometer located on Target Station 2, port E9. The requirement is to design, supply, install, test and align (approximately 37.1m for MUSHROOM and 33.3m for WISH II) of straight, elliptical neutron guide with the M-values and reflectivity described in the Tender documents, and the associated housings and supports. Please refer to the two technical specifications and ITT documentation for the full suite of requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000

- **Estimated Value:** £1,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 31/10/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UKRI-5692 ISIS MUSHROOM/WISH-II Neutron Guides (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **SwissNeutronics AG**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144043`
  - Value: £1,691,320 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 07/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016783-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-08T13:50:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:05:52.234Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065bc5