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title: "3-year service contract for 3 Gatan/Ametek items"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06efd4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "JOHN INNES CENTRE"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# 3-year service contract for 3 Gatan/Ametek items

Buyer: JOHN INNES CENTRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06efd4

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## Summary

John Innes Centre procured a three-year service and maintenance contract for three Gatan/Ametek items of laboratory, optical and precision equipment. The requirement covers maintaining and servicing equipment used in the Centre’s scientific and research activities, rather than supplying general laboratory consumables or new instruments. The buyer is John Innes Centre, based at Norwich Research Park in Norwich. The contracted service applies across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. Businesses relevant to this requirement are specialist providers of maintenance, repair and technical support for Gatan or Ametek laboratory and precision equipment, particularly those able to provide service across multiple English regions.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was a single-lot, below-threshold direct award without competition. AMETEK (GB) LIMITED was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 1 December 2025 and runs from 1 December 2025 to 1 December 2028. Its value is £90,615.09 excluding VAT and £108,738.11 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through a direct, non-competitive procedure rather than an open tender. The award covers services for all three Gatan/Ametek items as one lot. The contract is recorded as active, and the award is recorded as active. No separate quality, price weighting or supplier eligibility criteria are stated in the procurement information.

This award demonstrates a public research organisation’s need for specialist, manufacturer-related servicing of Gatan/Ametek laboratory and precision equipment across England. A credible future competitor would need practical expertise in maintaining and repairing these equipment types, access to the technical knowledge and parts needed to keep them operational, and the capacity to support several locations or regions consistently. Experience of servicing equipment in scientific, laboratory or research environments would help demonstrate understanding of reliability, maintenance planning and the consequences of equipment downtime. Suppliers should also be able to deliver a managed service for multiple assets under one arrangement and show that they can provide dependable technical support to a research institution such as John Innes Centre.

## Notice

Procurement of 3-year service/maintenance contract for 3 different Gatan/Ametek equipment

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082799-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 1 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £90,615 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JOHN INNES CENTRE |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR4 7UH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk |
| Local authority | South Norfolk |
| Electoral ward | Cringleford |
| Westminster constituency | South Norfolk |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AMETEK (GB) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 15:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082799-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082799-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ametek.co.uk/
- https://www.jic.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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