Open28 days left · closes midday, Friday 11 December 2026

Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) specimen holder system

University of Warwick · Education

In brief

University of Warwick is looking for suppliers for laboratory equipment work (West Midlands).

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 February 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Friday 11 December 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
5pm, Tuesday 8 December 2026
Bids by
midday, Friday 11 December 2026

How bids are scored

Ability to meet specification and performance 40% · Total Cost 30% · Ability to meet delivery timescales 10% · Warranty 10% · Aftersales services 10%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for laboratory equipment contracts in this region (from 21 awards in the last 12 months).

Tender documents

What the notice says

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase an in-situ transmission electron microscope (TEM) specimen holder system that enables combined cooling, heating and electrical biasing of a sample within a JEOL ARM200F TEM. Please refer to http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick for further information. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure. The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) or the Procurement Act 2023 and associated Procurement Regulations 2024 (and as may be amended from time to time) and its procurement activities are not subject to the requirements set out therein or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Should the University advertise contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Find-A-Tender platform or other contract opportunity advertising site or platform, this is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.
  4. Send clarification questions before 5pm, Tuesday 8 December 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 11 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 107222-2026

About the buyer

  1. Cross Scaling Imaging Platform

    University of WarwickWest MidlandsLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Open13 days left

    Value not stated
  2. Ion Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

    University of WarwickWest MidlandsLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Open15 days left

    Value not stated
  3. Manual Total Stations

    Aston UniversityWest MidlandsLaboratory and scientific equipment

    OpenNew34 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £284kestimated

From notice 107222-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 11 November 2026.