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title: "Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043689"
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# Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System

Buyer: DOUNREAY A DIVISION OF MAGNOX LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043689

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System was conducted by Dounreay, a Division of Magnox Limited in the United Kingdom. The tender was awarded to Southern Scientific Ltd. The procurement stage was an award with a limited procurement method, and the contract was signed on 18th December 2023 for a value of £278,800.

This contracting opportunity targeted businesses specialising in evaluation or testing instruments. The Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System contract presents growth opportunities for suppliers of such technologies that can meet the stringent functional specifications outlined in the tender. SMEs, particularly those with expertise in nuclear decommissioning, may be well-suited to compete for similar future tenders within this industry category.

## Notice

Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System

### Procurement Information

The functional specification is for a hand held gamma imagining detector, that in a single measurement event, is able to map and quantify radionuclides in the area of measurement.

The H3D H420+ detector is the only commercially available system that is able to meet this functional specification, which includes a spectral range of 50keV to 3 meV and a Full Width Half Maximum at 662 keV (Cs-137) better than 0.8%. This functional specification is required for the complex radionuclide 'fingerprints' on the Dounreay site.

The technology is patented (ref U.S. Pat No. 7,411,197 and U.S. Pat No. 7,962,155 under licence from the University of Michigan, and U.S. Pat No. 10,032,264 and U.S, Pat No. 10,297,697).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003437-2024 |
| 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 | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £278,800 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DOUNREAY A DIVISION OF MAGNOX LIMITED |
| Locality | THURSO |
| Post town | Kirkwall |
| Postcode | KW14 7TZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Thurso and Northwest Caithness |
| Westminster constituency | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
| Delivery location | TLM61 Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2024 at 17:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003437-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay
- https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/

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