AwardedAwarded 8 May 2026

UKRI-5692 ISIS MUSHROOM/WISH-II Neutron Guides

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Central government

In brief

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded laboratory equipment work to SwissNeutronics AG on 8 May 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 18 months, starting 1 May 2026.

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

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

What the notice says

This Tender specifies the requirements for the supply of the MUSHROOM and WISH II neutron guides. Both are to be supplied under this contract. The guides will be installed at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source facility in Oxfordshire. ISIS uses neutrons produced via spallation in a variety of beamlines to investigate material properties and life sciences. The MUSHROOM instrument project will deliver a new instrument to be used for indirect spectrometry located on Target Station 2, port W8.. The WISH-II instrument will deliver a cold neutron diffractometer located on Target Station 2, port E9. The requirement is to design, supply, install, test and align (approximately 37.1m for MUSHROOM and 33.3m for WISH II) of straight, elliptical neutron guide with the M-values and reflectivity described in the Tender documents, and the associated housings and supports. Please refer to the two technical specifications and ITT documentation for the full suite of requirements.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
SwissNeutronics AG
3 bids received
£1,691,320
Awarded 8 May 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 016783-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 042591-2026

Last time this was bought

UKRI-5382 ZnS:Ag/6LiF Neutron Scintillator Screens

Won by
Scintacor Limited
Awarded
21 April 2026
Value
£1,760,000
Bids
1
Contract ends
20 April 2030

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From notice 016783-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 February 2026, last updated 8 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.