Laser Ablation Instrument Upgrade

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£55,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Elemental Scientific Instruments Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purchase, delivery, and installation of an ESLumen LIBS system to fit into UKAEA's recently purchased Laser Ablation System. For compatibility and business continuity purposes the most suitable route was to purchase this from the supplier of the Laser Ablation System.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

38430000 Detection and analysis apparatus

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Apr 2026, 09:14 BST
Last source update: 15 Apr 2026, 09:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-033995
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06827b Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026

Contract award notice published
15 Apr 2026, 09:14 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £55,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Elemental Scientific Instruments LimitedSME15 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026	£55,000	17 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Elemental Scientific Instruments LimitedAwarded supplier 8 Avro Court, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 6XSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Apr 2026, 09:14 BST