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X-Ray Transmission Sorting Facility for Tantalum

The Royal Mint · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 08:26.

Opportunity overview

As part of The Royal Mint’s programme to increase the recovery of tantalum (Ta) from deconstructed or depopulated electronic waste processed on site, a new stage within the existing process-flow requires the application of an X-Ray Transmission (XRT) sorting unit to concentrate tantalum-bearing capacitors. The feed to the system comprises a stream of mixed, loose electronic components and broken ferrite in the size range 8-2mm

Classification

  • CPV38582000 — X-ray inspection equipment

Lots

  • Lot 1£541.7k

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
57456
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
29 Jun 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
13 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
650,000
Amount
541,666
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
cost
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Technical

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
13 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38582000
Description
X-ray inspection equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
050528-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 May 2026, 17:06
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Royal Mint
Id
GB-COH-06964873

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06964873

Address

Street Address
Llantrisant
Locality
Pontyclun
Postal Code
CF72 8YT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL15

Contact

Name
Cei Mason

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Pontyclun · UKL15 · CF72 8YT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 050528-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·