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title: "Automatic Machine for Metallographic Sample Preparation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f022"
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# Automatic Machine for Metallographic Sample Preparation

Buyer: Health & Safety Executive  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f022

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## Summary

The Health and Safety Executive is buying one benchtop automatic grinding and polishing machine for metallographic sample preparation. The equipment is required by HSE’s Science, Engineering and Analysis Division for its laboratory at Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire. This is a goods supply requirement for industrial machinery, covering the provision of an automated machine used to prepare metallographic samples through grinding and polishing. The supplier will need to provide the specified equipment for use in the HSE laboratory, with delivery activity taking place in the United Kingdom. The requirement is suited to manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist laboratory-equipment suppliers with a product designed for reliable, repeatable metallographic sample preparation in a laboratory environment.

The procurement has reached tender: HSE invited competitive quotations through a below-threshold open competition. It is a single-lot requirement with an estimated value of £25,000 excluding VAT and £30,000 including VAT. The contract period is 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2027. Potential suppliers could submit clarification questions until 17 September 2026 at 13:00, and offers were due by 24 September 2026 at 13:00. Documents, clarification requests and responses are handled through the HSE In-Tend supplier e-procurement portal, where registration is free. Electronic submission is allowed. The successful supplier will be assessed on meeting all essential requirements, additional capabilities and features, convenience, flexibility, task-switching speed, ease of maintenance, cost and delivery lead time.

This opportunity suits suppliers with established expertise in automated metallographic preparation equipment and the ability to supply a benchtop grinding and polishing machine that meets a complete set of essential technical requirements. Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate useful additional capabilities or features, including convenient operation, flexible use, rapid switching between preparation tasks and straightforward maintenance. The requirement is also relevant to manufacturers and specialist distributors able to support laboratory users with dependable equipment, clear technical information and an appropriate delivery plan. Suppliers should be prepared to show that the proposed machine can perform the required preparation work consistently and that they can meet the buyer’s specified lead-time expectations. Experience supplying comparable laboratory or industrial sample-preparation equipment would be directly relevant.

## Notice

The Science, Engineering and Analysis Division (SEAD) of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) invites competitive quotations for the supply of the following item to their Laboratory located at Harpur Hill, Buxton SK17 9JN: 1 x Benchtop automatic grinding/polishing machine for metallographic sample preparation

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082938-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | £25,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Health & Safety Executive |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 7HS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42000000 - Industrial machinery

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 10:10 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082938-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082938-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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