Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 7 Oct 2025, 11:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SUPPLY OF MACRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (MA-XRF) SYSTEM

Authority: The National Archives (Central government)

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)

Published estimate£170,000£204,000 inc. VAT0.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025awarded 4 Nov 2025

Awarded to BlueScientific Ltd

Contract term 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SUPPLY OF MACRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (MA-XRF) SYSTEM

Specification as described in published invitation to tender documentation.

CPV: Spectrometers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEPublished value£170,000

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo)Value: £170,000 exc. VAT · £204,000 inc. VAT

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

38433000 Spectrometers

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Environmental: 10%

Published sub-criteria (6)

Product and system requirements: 40%
Training provision: 10%
Service Level Agreement: 10%
Warranty: 10%
Price: 20%
Environmental benefits: 10%

Published award criteria (6)

Product and system requirements
Training provision
Service Level Agreement
Warranty
Environmental benefits
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Awarded
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: 7 Oct 2025, 11:02 BST
Last source update: 3 Dec 2025, 10:25 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 7 Nov 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062782
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Spectrometers
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-05a95f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 20 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender responses must be submitted to procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk, as specified in the ITT documentation.

The National Archives' website address is www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

7 Oct 2025 → 3 Dec 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published385 days ago
7 Oct 2025, 11:02 BST
Clarification questions by371 days ago
20 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline357 days ago
3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent355 days ago
6 Nov 2025
Award decision expected by353 days ago
7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends343 days ago
17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts330 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Latest notice published328 days ago
3 Dec 2025, 10:25 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
7 Oct 2025, 11:02 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
6 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
6 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT
Contract signature expected
28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
3 Dec 2025, 10:25 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £168,6781 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BlueScientific LtdSME1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£168,678	4 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

SUPPLY OF MACRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (MA-XRF) SYSTEM · BlueScientific LtdSME
Signed
27 Nov 2025
Value
£168,678
Period
1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value below £5million

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The National Archives

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTBZ-4379-JQQX Kew, Richmond, London, TW9 4DUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BLUESCIENTIFIC LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08658405GB-PPON: PPJG-6397-YPBQ St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 0WSContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Dec 2025, 10:25 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 11:02 BST