---
title: "Raman Unit"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078fa2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Natural History Museum"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# Raman Unit

Buyer: Natural History Museum  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078fa2

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## Summary

The Natural History Museum bought a Resolve Toxic & Hazardous Raman unit, a spectroscopy instrument used to analyse materials. The purchase is for the museum’s work in London. The equipment falls within the category of spectroscopy devices and spectrometers, including spectrographs and mass spectrometers. This is a supply contract for a specific analytical instrument rather than a general research or laboratory services requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited. It was a below-threshold procurement; the recorded procedure detail does not identify a specific method. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 25 September 2026 and runs from 26 September 2026 to 24 September 2029. Its value is £55,017.20 excluding VAT and £66,020.64 including VAT. The award is active, and the contract is active.

For a future requirement from the Natural History Museum, a credible supplier would need to provide a Raman spectroscopy system suited to analysing toxic and hazardous materials, with equipment appropriate for specialist scientific use. Suppliers with experience supplying spectroscopy instruments and the ability to meet the museum’s technical requirements would be best placed to compete. The award shows that the museum procures this type of analytical equipment as a defined goods purchase, using a below-threshold route, and that an established large technology supplier met its requirement. Instrument manufacturers and specialist scientific equipment distributors may find this buyer’s demand relevant.

## Notice

Purchase of a Raman unit - The Resolve Toxic & Hazardous system for the Natural History Museum

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100765-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Sep 2026 - 24 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £55,017 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Natural History Museum |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW7 5BD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Electoral ward | Brompton & Hans Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 33114000 - Spectroscopy devices
- 33151300 - Spectrographs
- 38433000 - Spectrometers
- 38433100 - Mass spectrometer

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 18:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100765-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100765-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24639
  Agilent - NHM contract - Raman Unit

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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