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Published 23 May 2025, 11:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)

Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Planned pipeline value£2,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 May 2026from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 1 yrends 30 Nov 2027 · starts 30 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS). Net £2,000,000.00.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 1 yrSME

Contract period: 30 Nov 2026 – 30 Nov 2027 (1 yr)

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 May 2025, 11:21 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 11:21 BST
Authority reference: 123989
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-025987
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052181 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 30 Nov 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 11:21 BST
Tender notice expected188 days ago
1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Today
6 Nov 2026
Contract startsin 23 days
30 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 11:21 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NPL Management Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 02937881 · GB-PPON: PYDB-8862-JBYM National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London, TW11 0LWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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