8053902 - Supply of XRF Microscope for Beamline I18
Awarded to BLUESCIENTIFIC LIMITED
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED(buyer)
- Published
- Published 21 October 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 20 November 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
3 live opportunities · 27 awarded contracts
Didcot, United Kingdom
GB-COH: 04375679
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Closed
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £350,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 21 October 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £272,898
- Award date
- 24 November 2025
- Contract period
- 16 December 2025 → 30 April 2026
- Contract length
- 4 months
- Against estimate
- 22% below
- Bids received
- 3
- BLUESCIENTIFIC LIMITED
This contract ended on 30 April 2026.
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About the winner
BLUESCIENTIFIC LIMITED
- Based in
- Cambridge
- Public contracts won
- 22
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
3
3 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) drew a median of 2 bids over the last 24 months; 33% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Technical Quality25%
- Experience25%
- Options10%
- Price40%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
£74,808
Median of 2,392 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 3.6× the median.
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED in the last 12 months
25
contracts awarded, worth £11,662,476 in total
Notice history
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Contract
7 January 2026
Contract
24 November 2025
Contract Notice
21 October 2025
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