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title: "UKRI-6136 MRC 6MLC Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) System"
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# UKRI-6136 MRC 6MLC Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) System

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f138

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## Summary

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), through the Medical Research Council, procured a 6MLC dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) system. This is a specialist medical imaging equipment supply requirement, classified under CPV 33111000 for X-ray devices. The scope is the provision of a DEXA system for the MRC. Delivery is associated with the UKJ14 area in the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is UKRI, a central government public authority, and the procurement was arranged as a single requirement rather than a series of separately described lots. Businesses supplying DEXA or comparable X-ray diagnostic equipment, together with the associated ability to deliver equipment to an MRC facility, are the relevant market for this requirement.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. RPS SERVICE LTD was selected for the single lot. The award was made on 3 September 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 4 September 2026 to 12 March 2027. Its value is £78,500 excluding VAT, or £94,200 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition route, under the procurement framework applying to below-threshold procurements. This outcome identifies the selected supplier and the agreed contract value for the supply of the MRC’s DEXA system.

This procurement demonstrates a defined requirement from UKRI’s Medical Research Council for specialist diagnostic imaging equipment rather than general medical supplies. A credible future supplier would need to provide dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry systems suitable for the intended research or clinical environment, with technical capability across X-ray-based imaging equipment. The requirement also favours businesses able to manage delivery to an MRC facility and support a public-sector customer through the contract period. RPS SERVICE LTD is recorded as a large supplier, indicating that the successful market participant had substantial organisational capacity. Suppliers tracking this buyer should therefore be able to compete in below-threshold limited competitions and present a focused, technically credible offer for DEXA equipment.

## Notice

Provision of MRC MLC Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) System

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083442-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 12 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £78,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON, WILTSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RPS Service Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33111000 - X-ray devices

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 12:32 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083442-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083442-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.ukri.org/

## Provenance

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