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UKRI-5642 Service Contract for Polara Transmission Electron Microscopes

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:57.

Opportunity overview

The Medical Research Council (MRC) have appointed a supplier to provide a service contract for two Polara transmission electron microscopes, a Tecnai Spirit and a Tecnai F20 transmission electron microscope for a period of 3 years.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ISS Group Services Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£215.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£258.3k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBQM-5421-TVXW
Location
Manchester, UKD37, M24 1SW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKRI-5642
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The original manufacturer for the Polara’s has stopped providing service contracts for this equipment. ISS Group are now the only supplier with the technical capability and access to parts required to provide a service contract for this equipment.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address
Polaris House
Locality
Swindon, Wiltshire
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Name
MRC Procurement
Telephone
+441793442000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
ISS Group Services Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PBQM-5421-TVXW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBQM-5421-TVXW

Address

Street Address
Unit B2, Greenside Way, Greengate Ind. Estate, Middleton
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M24 1SW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD37

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
38511200
Description
Transmission electron microscope

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBQM-5421-TVXW
Name
ISS Group Services Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
UKRI-5642 Service Contract for Polara Transmission Electron Microscopes
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
6 Feb 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not applicable

Period

Starts
7 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
258,294
Amount
215,245
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014208-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Feb 2026, 11:27
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon, Wiltshire · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 006670-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 006764-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 014208-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·