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ID 6221637 - AFBI – Supply, Delivery, Software Support and Warranty of Integrated Freshwater Data Buoys and Monitoring Hardware
AFBI needs 5 freshwater data buoys with sensor packages and 7 temperature/dissolved oxygen loggers for Lough Neagh, plus three years of software support and maintenance. Equipment must operate autonomously for at least three months and transmit data reliably in poor GSM coverage areas.
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Tritium Safety Diagnostics for the LiBRTI Project
The UK Atomic Energy Authority needs tritium safety diagnostics equipment and services for the LIBRTI fusion fuel technology demonstration project. The work involves safety-critical equipment compliant with relevant standards.
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Supply of Marine and Freshwater Nutrient Monitoring Sensors
Supply and installation of marine and freshwater nutrient monitoring sensors for Special Areas of Conservation river catchments across the region. The package includes multiparameter sondes, deployment buoys, reagents, and a servicing package.
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DLSITT1085 - Supply of Harmonics Rejection Mirror Systems for K14 SWIFT Beamline at Diamond Light Source
Design and manufacture a two-mirror harmonic rejection system for the K14 SWIFT beamline, including mechanics, pitch correction, and cooling. Delivery required with full testing.
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DLSITT1089 - APPLE-II Undulators for the Diamond-II Beamlines I06 and I10
Design, manufacture, test, and deliver two identical eight-axis out-of-vacuum APPLE-II undulators for Diamond-II beamlines I06 and I10 at Harwell. Includes all drawings and documentation for independent operation and maintenance.
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DLSITT1084 - APPLE-II Undulator for the Diamond-II Beamline I08
Design, manufacture, test and deliver one complete eight-axis out-of-vacuum APPLE-II undulator for Diamond-II beamline I08. Includes all drawings and documentation for independent operation and maintenance.
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UKRI-5480 MRC LMS Indirect Calorimetry for in vivo metabolic phenotyping
UKRI is procuring an indirect calorimetry system for measuring energy expenditure in vivo metabolic phenotyping. The system will support research at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
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Radiation Protection Services
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary needs a comprehensive radiation protection advisory service accredited to RPA2000. The service will provide radiological protection and legislative advice on ionising radiation regulations and health and safety matters.
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Loughborough University Wind Tunnel Equipment
Loughborough University is adding measurement and characterisation capability to their National Wind Tunnel Facility. They need specialised equipment to measure spray-generated droplets.
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NH2049 North East & North Cumbria Pathology Archiving System
The North East & North Cumbria Pathology network is procuring an advanced digital archiving solution for long-term storage and retrieval of tissue blocks and microscope slides. The system must read existing linear and data matrix barcodes on samples.
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Supply/Installation of Freeze Dryer for Pilot scale operations (NIBF1).
CPI's National Industrial Biotechnology Facility needs a freeze dryer for pilot-scale processing of fermented material. The facility runs bioreactors from 10L to 750L.
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CEFAS25-138 Supply of a High-Precision Microbalance
CEFAS needs to replace a 15-year-old microbalance used for weighing chemicals in their research programme. The new balance must have dual-range readability (0.002 mg fine, 0.005 mg coarse), 120g capacity, and tolerate vibration from a nearby fume hood.
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National Pipette Replacement
Scottish Police Authority is seeking to replace pipettes across their organisation on a national basis. The notice provides no detail on quantities, specifications, or delivery timeline beyond the tender deadline.
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Replacement of electric charge pillars and payment system
Broads Authority wants to install electric charge pillars at moorings across the Broads National Park to support a new contactless/app-based payment system. The work involves supplying and fitting pedestals with 32A and 16A socket connections.
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BLC0169 - National Framework for the Supply, Installation, and Maintenance of Alcohol Breath Testing Equipment
BlueLight Commercial is seeking suppliers for a national framework to supply, install, and maintain alcohol breath testing equipment for police use. The framework is split into three lots: evidential instruments, roadside screening devices, and installation/calibration/servicing.
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Development of a GIS spatial inventory of sand dune communities using the Sand Dune Vegetation Survey of England survey
Natural England needs historical sand dune survey maps from 1980-1990 digitised and georeferenced into a GIS database. The work involves converting scanned paper maps into a spatial inventory with attributes for future analysis.
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2025 - 1071 Radon Monitoring Services
Citizen Housing Group needs radon monitoring services across its properties to comply with safety standards. The contract runs for 2 years with an optional 3-year extension.
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Supply, Delivery and Installation of Sinter Bonding Capability
University of Strathclyde's National Manufacturing Institute Scotland needs to buy equipment capable of forming sintered bonds between dies, substrates, heat sinks, and interconnection parts for power electronic semiconductor packaging. The equipment must handle multi-die packages with varying component heights and support double-sided cooling.
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ID 6121155 - AFBI - CSB - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Liquid-Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (LC-MS) with Linear Ion Trap (LIT) Functionality
AFBI needs a liquid chromatography–mass spectrometer with linear ion trap capability, supplied, installed, commissioned and staff trained by 31 March 2026. The contract includes four years' warranty with breakdown support and annual preventive maintenance.
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Provision of Vickers Hardness Testing Machine with 5 Years Service and Support
The Ministry of Defence needs a semi-automated Vickers and Brinell hardness testing machine for 1710 NAS, with installation, training, and five years of servicing and support included.
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High spectroscopic quality scintillation crystals
The University of York needs high spectroscopic quality CeBr3 scintillation crystals for radiation detection research. They are upgrading the DALI2+ gamma-ray spectrometer at the RIBF facility in Japan with about 1,000 crystals (CeBr3 and GaGG(HR)) as part of the HYPATIA collaboration.
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Installation of New Ceiling and Associated Works at the Treforest Students Union
University of South Wales needs a contractor to install a new acoustic suspended plasterboard ceiling in the Students Union Nightclub Area, including smoke/fire detection, lighting, minor electrical work, and redecoration. The existing ceiling has been removed and scaffolding is already in place for the contractor to take over.
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Provision of Mass Spectrometry for the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW)
University of Exeter needs to buy two mass spectrometry systems: an LC-QQQ for targeted PFAS analysis and an LC-TOF with DESI sample introduction for environmental applications. Both require user-friendly software, vendor support, and capability to work with complex sample matrices.
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Pyrolyser & Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer
The University of Exeter is seeking a GC-MS system with integrated pyrolyser for analysing polymeric molecules and microplastics in environmental samples. The system will support environmental monitoring and contaminant detection work.
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Purchase of Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer
Purchase of a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer for analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine sediments and biological samples. Single instrument for routine analytical work.