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UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
UKRI-5804 Microscopy Equipment Framework
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £9,000,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 3 Aug 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is looking to establish a contract for a period of up to four years for the supply and associated services of microscopy equipment for potentially multiple suppliers on multiple lots. This will be across all of our locations including Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot and Daresbury Laboratory in Warrington.
To support the development and shaping of this upcoming requirement, UKRI is seeking input from the market. Suppliers are therefore invited to complete a questionnaire to help inform the structure and scope of the future contract.
If you are interested in participating, please email stfcprocurement@ukri.org with the subject line “UKRI-5804 Microscopy Equipment Questionnaire” to request a copy of the questionnaire. A copy will then be issued for completion.
Completed questionnaires should be returned by 10th August 2026.
The total for this requirement is £9,000,000.00 excluding VAT however please be aware that this value is an estimate and not guaranteed.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 50400000
- 38510000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 23 Jul 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 23 July 2026.
Release 069896-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 3 Aug 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 3 August 2026. Stated change: Extension
Release 072975-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d260
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · planning
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Sun 9 Aug 2026, 08:17 BST
- Read at
- Sat 17 Oct 2026, 00:21 BST
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