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title: "CEFAS23-141 Contract for provision of gamma detector and associated parts"
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# CEFAS23-141 Contract for provision of gamma detector and associated parts

Buyer: CEFAS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2d53ebf4-9dbc-44e9-a547-aeb28e545cb7

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## Summary

The contracting process involves Cefas, a public sector organisation located in Lowestoft, UK. The procurement titled "CEFAS23-141 Contract for provision of gamma detector and associated parts" falls under the industry category of Laboratory, optical and precision equipment. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, with key dates being the tender period ending on 25th October 2023 and the contract period from 15th November 2023 to 31st March 2024.

This tender awarded to Mirion Technologies (Canberra UK) Ltd can provide growth opportunities for businesses supplying high-quality analytical equipment. Businesses in the laboratory equipment industry, particularly those offering gamma detectors and associated parts, would be well-suited to compete in this open procedure procurement. The contract's value is £150,000, with an awarded amount of £85,892, and it caters to SMEs seeking to engage in providing goods related to lab equipment.

## Notice

The supplier will provide Cefas with a gamma detector and associated equipment to support continued capacity building and innovation of laboratories across a number of programmes and research. The equipment is vital for (i) maintaining a robust delivery of high-quality analytical results to the Food Standards Agency, (ii) optimising our support to an increasing demand related to Blue Carbon (BC) research, and (iii) providing spare capacity to fulfil our obligation to maintain an emergency radiological/nuclear incident response capability for a number of government and other organisations. * High purity Germanium (HpGe) gamma detector to cover the spectrum from 30 keV to 2000 keV, minimum 50% relative efficiency with low-background carbon fiber endcap. * Low noise configuration for the measurement of low activity samples in particular Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) including Pb-210 and Ra-226 and zero background for Pb-210@46.5 keV. * Mounting (low-background dipstick cryostat configuration) must be compatible with supplied one (1) condensing liquid nitrogen cooling system and supplied one (1) ultra-low background lead shield. * System must be compatible with existing hardware and software (currently running Ortec GammaVision analytical software and Ortec DSPEC analysers).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7516dc5d-f951-460a-8861-eb94318488cc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 15 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £85,892 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CEFAS |
| Locality | LOWESTOFT |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR33 0HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk |
| Local authority | East Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Kirkley & Pakefield |
| Westminster constituency | Lowestoft |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MIRION TECHNOLOGIES (CANBERRA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2023 at 15:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7516dc5d-f951-460a-8861-eb94318488cc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7516dc5d-f951-460a-8861-eb94318488cc
  20th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/632a11e7-a588-4a7f-8eed-3ccb0f5ac639
  CEFAS23-141 APPENDIX 3 - Cefas_Condtions_of_Contract_fully signed_Redacted

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