AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold service agreement for a JEM1400 electron microscope with JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED. The published contract runs from 21 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for lot 1. The contract value is £17,230.13 excluding VAT (£20,676.16 gross).
Market significanceThis is a specialist medical-equipment repair and maintenance services purchase made without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £17,230.13 excluding VAT; £20,676.16 gross contract value GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies supplier GB-COH-00939456. Supplier verification identifies company number 00939456 as JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £17,230.13 net and £20,676.16 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 21 October 2026
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Document 099664-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-21T16:28:37+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-10-21.
Contract period
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-21 and endDate is 2027-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£17,230.13
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Contract 1 value.amount is 17230.13 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£20,676.16
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 20676.16 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-21.
Contract start
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-21.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-09-30.
Notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The Find a Tender contract details notice was published at 2026-10-21T16:28:37+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceService agreement for a JEM1400 electron microscope, reference EM27005 / EM18460073
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Process and contract titles state "Service agreement for JEM1400 electron microscope" and contract title includes EM27005 EM18460073.
Service classification
99% confidenceRepair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment (CPV 50420000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 50420000 with this description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot: lot 1
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Tender data contains lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 11 months and 10 days
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Published period is 21 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal option is supplied in the published contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Procurement route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route rather than a competitive process.
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Tender procurement method and detail are "direct" and "Below threshold - without competition".
Service type
96% confidenceThe award concerns ongoing specialist equipment maintenance rather than a new equipment purchase.
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The requirement is described as a service agreement and classified under repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source party name differs from the verified legal company name; analysis uses JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED.
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Source supplier name is "Jeol Uk Ltd" while verified_company_name is "JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED" for the same company number 00939456.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation on invited suppliers, bids received and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
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The supplied data identifies a direct procedure without competition but contains no bid-count or evaluation fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is separately published for award 1.
- The published lot has no title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation criteria, scoring, pricing breakdown, rationale for the direct award, and extension or renewal terms.
- The source supplier name "Jeol Uk Ltd" differs from the verified legal name JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED; the verified legal identity has been used.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
JEOL(U.K.)LIMITEDThe Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustJEM1400 electron microscopeelectron microscope service agreementmedical equipment maintenanceCPV 50420000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the JEM1400 electron microscope service agreement?
JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED, company number 00939456, is the verified supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £17,230.13 excluding VAT and £20,676.16 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 30 September 2027.
Was the contract competed?
The notice states that this was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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