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title: "255,000"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d330"
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# 255,000

Buyer: NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d330

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## Summary

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has successfully completed a tender process for the procurement of a state-of-the-art roundness instrument, valued at £255,000. This contract is part of the goods category, specifically focusing on laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. Located in Teddington, UK, the procurement method used was 'limited', with no prior publication of a call for competition due to the unique specifications of the required instrument, which is only available directly from the manufacturer, Taylor Hobson Limited. The contract was signed on 10 August 2021, and the instrumental capabilities will enhance measurement services across the industry.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in precision measurement equipment, particularly those capable of meeting high regulatory and technical standards. Companies focused on manufacturing sophisticated laboratory instruments, and those providing repair and support services in the UK, would be ideally positioned to compete for similar future tenders. The need for advanced technology and compliance with health and safety regulations opens avenues for growth in the precision engineering sector.

## Notice

Roundness instrument capable of preforming multi-step error separation for the measurement of high accuracy spheres and hemispheres along with routine measurement of cylindrical components.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply of an instrument to replace the existing Talyrond 73UHPR (developed in a collaboration between NPL and Taylor Hobson) and Talyrond 295. The replacement instrument will be part of a national infrastructure to provide state of the art roundness measurements to industry via NPL's measurement services. * Must be able to automatically measure spheres and hemispheres using multi-step error separation reporting both the component and spindle error * It must be possible to turn off any stored error map for the spindle. * Must have a reproducible spindle error at the order of nm level * Must have nm level resolution * Must enable export of raw data in ASCII format * Must run existing Ultra programs * The work will involve decommissioning the existing Talyrond 295 and replacing with a Talyrond 595 * Physical size of instrument is required to be similar to the existing Talyrond 295 * Support should be provided in the UK for regular service and for repairs. All of above must meet all NPL, UK and EU regulatory and health & safety requirements at all times. Taylor Hobson can provide a solution that meets all these requirements.

### Procurement Information

NPL is unaware of any other supplier worldwide that can provide the automatic error separation that this instrument is able to perform and is necessary to replace the capability of the Talyrond 73 UHPR. The instrument is only available direct from the manufacturer so there are no other UK distributors. The instrument is state of the art and will provide a seamless replacement of existing earlier models of the same equipment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019393-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £255,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY |
| Locality | TEDDINGTON |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW11 0LW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Teddington |
| Westminster constituency | Twickenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TAYLOR HOBSON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019393-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.npl.co.uk

## Provenance

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