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Mira 3 SEM X-ray detection system upgrade

Published
Published 28 January 2026

Overview

Northumbria University requires upgrade and replacement of X-ray detection hardware and software for existing Tescan Mira 3GM SEM. Updating the detectors with the last generation sensors will ensure future support and repairability in the next 10 years. This contract covers the provision of high-resolution X-ray detectors (EDS), integrated signal processing electronics, and the associated proprietary software suite. The procurement is a technical upgrade to the existing Tescan Mira 3GM Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). It ensures the replacement of obsolete components with current-generation technology to maintain the instrument’s analytical capabilities and structural integrity. Proprietary Integration: The existing Tescan Mira 3GM architecture uses a specific interface and software kernel owned by Oxford Instruments. Only Oxford Instruments can provide detectors that are natively compatible with this system without requiring unverified and high-risk modifications to the microscope's vacuum chamber and electronic bus. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1010164284

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Contract signed
Procedure
Direct
Published
28 January 2026

Award outcome

Award date
19 December 2025
Winner
  • Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    28 January 2026

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Contracting authority

  • University of Northumbria at Newcastle

    Buyer

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PNBP-4638-XHJP

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Awarded: Mira 3 SEM X-ray detection system upgrade — won by Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd — Skim