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Published 23 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Scanning Electron Microscope · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£89,603published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Joel

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Enhanced Tribology Lab Capabilities:

This is a CapEx request for the acquisition of the Scanning Electron Microscope to enhance the diagnostic

capabilities of the new Tribology Lab under Materials Service:

A SEM-EDX system uniquely combines high-resolution imaging, elemental analysis, and localized surface

examination, offering capabilities far beyond conventional microscopy.

To view this notice, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
38511100 Scanning electron microscopes

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
4 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
Authority reference
ORE25061
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009796
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2e6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Due to the value 5 quotes were obtained by the evaluation team and scored accordingly. When combining their technical and commercial score gave a most favourable outcome.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £89,6031 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Joel27 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£89,60324 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Joel

    Signed
    24 Oct 2025
    Value
    £89,603
    Period
    27 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PYJB-8958-TLYW 121 George Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1RDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • JoelAwarded supplier JEOL House, Silver Court,, Watchmead,, Welwyn Garden City,, Hertfordshire,, 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