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title: "NNLC728"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED"
published: "2026-10-09"
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# NNLC728

Buyer: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-db377437-bbf7-48ee-8a70-1df9d2733150

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## Summary

The United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Limited bought service and maintenance support for two scanning electron microscopes: the Tescan XEIA at its Central Lab and the Tescan Mira at Windscale. The work is precision-equipment maintenance, delivered in the North West of England. This is a call-off from the LUPC High Value Laboratory Equipment framework, specifically its laboratory equipment lot, and is arranged as a four-year service contract. The requirement concerns these named Tescan instruments rather than general laboratory support, so suppliers need to be able to maintain scanning electron microscopes of these models and support the buyer’s relevant laboratory sites.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Tescan-UK Ltd. The award date was 27 April 2026, and the awarded value is £444,816. The award period runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2030. The tender’s estimated contract period was also described as 27 April 2026 to 30 April 2030. It was a selective, restricted procedure using the LUPC High Value Laboratory Equipment framework. The contract is structured as four successive one-year periods (1+1+1+1). The tender submission deadline was 30 March 2026. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to participate. The published information does not state the evaluation criteria.

For suppliers who did not win, the award demonstrates a specific requirement for ongoing support of Tescan XEIA and Tescan Mira scanning electron microscopes across the National Nuclear Laboratory’s Central Lab and Windscale sites. A credible competitor when this buyer next needs the same service would need relevant capability to maintain these instruments and deliver support across both locations, with the capacity to provide continuity over a multi-year arrangement. The incumbent, Tescan-UK Ltd, is itself identified as an SME, showing that the work was delivered by a specialist supplier rather than necessarily requiring a large organisation. The buyer used the LUPC High Value Laboratory Equipment framework, so familiarity with that framework route would be relevant to competing for a comparable requirement.

## Notice

This is a four year call off service contract for the scanning electron microscopes - Tescan XEIA (Central Lab) and Tescan Mira (Windscale), using the LUPC High Value Laboratory Equipment (HVLE) framework(LAB3162NW HVLE - Lot 2). It will be based on a 1+1+1+1 arrangement

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb7df819-be99-41f4-954f-85d13310d337 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £444,816 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £444,816 |
| 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 | NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode area | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA3 6AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Birchwood |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington North |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TESCAN-UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50430000 - Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2026 at 15:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb7df819-be99-41f4-954f-85d13310d337

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb7df819-be99-41f4-954f-85d13310d337
  9th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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