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Raman Unit

Natural History Museum

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23 Oct 2026 at 18:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Natural History Museum bought a Resolve Toxic & Hazardous Raman unit, a spectroscopy instrument used to analyse materials. The purchase is for the museum’s work in London. The equipment falls within the category of spectroscopy devices and spectrometers, including spectrographs and mass spectrometers. This is a supply contract for a specific analytical instrument rather than a general research or laboratory services requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited. It was a below-threshold procurement; the recorded procedure detail does not identify a specific method. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 25 September 2026 and runs from 26 September 2026 to 24 September 2029. Its value is £55,017.20 excluding VAT and £66,020.64 including VAT. The award is active, and the contract is active.

For a future requirement from the Natural History Museum, a credible supplier would need to provide a Raman spectroscopy system suited to analysing toxic and hazardous materials, with equipment appropriate for specialist scientific use. Suppliers with experience supplying spectroscopy instruments and the ability to meet the museum’s technical requirements would be best placed to compete. The award shows that the museum procures this type of analytical equipment as a defined goods purchase, using a below-threshold route, and that an established large technology supplier met its requirement. Instrument manufacturers and specialist scientific equipment distributors may find this buyer’s demand relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Raman Unit

Notice Description

Purchase of a Raman unit - The Resolve Toxic & Hazardous system for the Natural History Museum

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fa2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100765-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

33114000 - Spectroscopy devices

33151300 - Spectrographs

38433000 - Spectrometers

38433100 - Mass spectrometer

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£55,017 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Sep 2026 - 24 Sep 2029 2-3 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
Natural History Museum
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW7 5BD
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Further Information

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