AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
John Innes Centre has concluded a direct-award service contract with FEI UK LIMITED for servicing a Talos F200C G2TEM, Vitrobot and associated equipment. The contract record states it was signed and started on 14 October 2026, ending on 15 July 2031.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for FEI UK LIMITED. The published contract value is £379,541.44 excluding VAT (£455,449.73 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, above-threshold precision-equipment maintenance and warranty arrangement. The buyer cites FEI UK LIMITED as the only company able to provide warranty for the system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FEI UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 379541.44 GBP · active
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Award 1 names FEI UK LIMITED as supplier; supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 02380120. The value is contract-level and the contract is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 is marked "complete" in the source data.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is marked "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is marked "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 14 October 2026
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Contract 1 contains dateSigned: 2026-10-14.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-14.
Contract end
99% confidence15 July 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2031-07-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£379,541.44
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Contract 1 value.amount is 379541.44 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£455,449.73
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 455449.73 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Published transparency notice
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Release history records a Transparency notice published on 2026-10-02.
Published contract award notice
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice published on 2026-10-02.
Contract signed and started
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned and period startDate are both 2026-10-14.
Published contract details notice
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract document 097713-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceService contract for Talos F200C G2TEM, Vitrobot and associated equipment including a Ceta-D Camera 200kv.
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Tender title and description specify the equipment covered.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence50400000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
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Award item 1 includes this CPV classification.
Delivery region
90% confidenceUKH
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Award item delivery address is recorded at UKH regional level.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer states that only this company can provide warranty for the system.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale: "Only company who are able to provide warranty for this system".
Rationale classification
98% confidenceSingle supplier: intellectual property or exclusive rights
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The tender includes classification "singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list or evaluation scores are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 15 July 2031
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Contract period specifies these start and end dates.
Duration
97% confidenceApproximately 4 years and 9 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold: true.
Performance metrics
96% confidenceNo agreed KPIs recorded
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The source says KPIs were not set because this is a service contract/warranty only available from this company.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Warranty-linked supplier dependency
96% confidenceThe buyer's stated rationale indicates the warranty requirement is tied to FEI UK LIMITED's capability.
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The direct-award rationale says only this company can provide warranty for the system.
Service scope focus
97% confidenceThe arrangement concerns specialist repair, maintenance and warranty support for precision equipment.
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The tender description names the scientific equipment and the award uses CPV 50400000.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe extracted award record gives 17 April 2026, while the recorded award-related notices were published on 2 October 2026 and the contract was signed on 14 October 2026. The source does not explain the earlier extracted award date.
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Award record award_date is 2026-04-17; release history and contract dates provide the later dates.
Duration wording differs from recorded dates
99% confidenceThe title describes a "5 Year" contract, but the explicit period runs from 14 October 2026 to 15 July 2031, approximately 4 years and 9 months.
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Tender title and contract period are both supplied in the source.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No scoring, price breakdown, bid count or evaluation narrative is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The extracted award date of 17 April 2026 conflicts with the October 2026 award-related publication and contract-signature chronology; this analysis does not select an unsupported explanation.
- The title says "5 Year" but the stated contract dates span approximately 4 years and 9 months.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, lot-level value, lot description, extension options and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
John Innes CentreFEI UK LIMITEDTalos F200C G2TEMVitrobotprecision equipment maintenancedirect awardservice contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the John Innes Centre Talos service contract?
FEI UK LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02380120.
What is the published contract value?
£379,541.44 excluding VAT, or £455,449.73 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 14 October 2026 to 15 July 2031.
Why was the contract directly awarded?
The buyer states that only this company can provide warranty for the system.
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