Expired contract

Handheld XRF Spectrometer

Details

Buyer: UK Health Security Agency
Supplier(s): Hitachi High Technologies Europe GmbH
Value: £28,858.5
Duration: 3 months
Topic: Spectrometers
Published: 17 March 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Purchase a handheld XRF to measure metals including lead in the field and in lab setting. Should include calibration software for key exposure sources (paint, food, spices, soil), benchtop stand and safety shield for safe use in laboratory.

Timeline

Completed: Award date16 March 2026
Completed: Award published17 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date12 June 2026

About the buyer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, and buys through its own end-to-end commercial service. Procurement, contract management and market engagement sit within the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery directorate. UKHSA hosts the Diagnostics and Research Open Framework for diagnostics and research supplies and services.

A published pipeline lists larger planned commercial activity.

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Health Security Agency's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, laboratory and precision equipment and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov