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4-year service contract renewal for Carl Zeiss Gemini SEM

JOHN INNES CENTRE

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01 Sep 2026 at 16:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

John Innes Centre procured specialist maintenance services for a Carl Zeiss Gemini scanning electron microscope (SEM) and associated Carl Zeiss equipment. The requirement covers renewal of a service arrangement for this precision scientific equipment, including repair and maintenance support. The buyer is John Innes Centre, a public authority based at Norwich Research Park in Norwich. The work is categorised as repair and maintenance services for medical and precision equipment (CPV 50400000). Delivery locations cover England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a specialist equipment-support requirement rather than a general facilities-management or standard IT service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. It comprised one lot. Carl Zeiss Ltd was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 1 June 2026 and runs from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2030. Its value is £123,312 excluding VAT, or £147,974.40 including VAT. The award covered services for the Gemini SEM and associated Carl Zeiss equipment. The process used a direct procurement route rather than an open tender, and the recorded outcome is an active contract. Evaluation was therefore not conducted through a competitive scoring exercise; the route was a below-threshold award without competition.

This award demonstrates demand from John Innes Centre for sustained, specialist support of a Carl Zeiss Gemini SEM and related Carl Zeiss precision equipment. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement would need proven capability in servicing and maintaining scanning electron microscopes, together with detailed knowledge of the relevant Carl Zeiss systems and associated equipment. Credibility would come from demonstrable technical competence, access to suitable specialist engineers, the ability to diagnose faults and carry out preventative maintenance, and capacity to support a research organisation across the required service area. Firms competing when this requirement returns would also need to understand the commercial implications of a direct, below-threshold route and show that they can provide dependable equipment-specific support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

4-year service contract renewal for Carl Zeiss Gemini SEM

Notice Description

4 Year Service Contract Renewal of Carl Zeiss Gemini SEM and associated Carl Zeiss equipment

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06efdd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082809-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£123,312 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
JOHN INNES CENTRE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7UH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Norfolk
Electoral Ward
Cringleford
Westminster Constituency
South Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Carl Zeiss Ltd

Further Information

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