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# Upgrade of NDA20 (alpha assay system)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/upgrade-of-nda20-alpha-assay-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02e3a4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dounreay Site Restoration Limited: "Upgrade of NDA20 (alpha assay system)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dounreay Site Restoration Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dounreay-site-restoration-limited-coh-sc307493)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Alpha counters, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments, Nuclear evaluation instruments
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £898,400 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e3a4`

## 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/upgrade-of-nda20-alpha-assay-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02e3a4#tl-md)

## Description
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd is placing this transparency notice pursuant to Regulation 32 (1) (2) (b) (iii) to notify economic operators of the intention to place a contract for the  Upgrade Refurbishment of NDA20 nucleonics (computer hardware and software) that processes the information from the neutron detecting equipment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 38900000, 38940000, 38941000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Refurbishment of NDA20 nucleonics (computer hardware and software) that processes the information from the neutron detecting equipment. The objective is to address the obsolescence issues with the current system including the outdated computer, softw...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Upgrade of NDA20 (alpha assay system) (active)
  - Award id: `023601-2021-TBC-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mirion Technologies (Canberra UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181501`
  - Value: £898,400 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Upgrade of NDA20 (alpha assay system) (active)
  - Signed Value: £898,400
  - Signed Date: 21/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023601-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-22T15:12:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:13:15.923Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e3a4