Scope
Reference
UKRI-5463
Description
UKRI MRC has selected a supplier to provide a transmission electron microscope column, including a custom high-resolution pole piece and cryogenic anti-contaminator.
Contract 1. UKRI-5463 Transmission Electron Microscope
Supplier
Contract value
- £460,000 excluding VAT
- £552,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
22 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 23 December 2025 to 8 January 2027
- 1 year, 17 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38511200 - Transmission electron microscope
Contract locations
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Single supplier - technical reasons
JEOL hold the intellectual property rights to the existing JEOL electron optical architecture in the lab and are positioned as the only supplier capable of supplying and integrating this additional hardware into the existing set up. No other supplier can provide the bespoke pole piece and modified cryo-fin and any alternative would be technically incompatible.
Supplier
JEOL (UK) Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJXB-8739-JZGH
Jeol House 1-2 Silver Court, Watchmead
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1LT
United Kingdom
Email: uk.sales@jeoluk.com
Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. UKRI-5463 Transmission Electron Microscope
Contracting authority
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
United Kingdom
Contact name: MRC Procurement
Telephone: +441793442000
Email: mrcprocurement@ukri.org
Website: https://www.ukri.org/
Region: UKK14 - Swindon
Organisation type: Public authority - central government