Supply of High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Gamma-Ray Detector and Cryogenic Cooling System for Gamma Spectroscopy Applications
Details
- Buyer
- NPL Management Ltd
- Supplier(s)
- Ametek (GB) Ltd
- Value
- £6,591,000
- Duration
- 3 months
- Topic
- Measuring instruments
- Published
- 30 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Supply and delivery of a specialist ORTEC GAMMA-X High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Gamma-Ray Detector System and associated cryogenic cooling equipment from AMETEK (GB) Limited. The procurement includes a coaxial N-type HPGe detector with carbon fibre window, remote preamplifier and high-voltage filter, J-type streamline cryostat, Möbius Recycler cooling system, detector and cryostat configuration packages, and associated accessories. The equipment will be used for high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy, ionising radiation measurement, nuclear metrology, and scientific research activities within NPL's Centre for Ionising Radiation and Metrology. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published30 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date30 September 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2026in 3 months
About the buyer
NPL Management Ltd runs the National Physical Laboratory, a public corporation sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Professional services, IT equipment and software are bought through suppliers on frameworks with the Crown Commercial Service, the London Universities Procurement Consortium and Kent Commercial Services. Every tender goes through a supplier due diligence process, including the UK government's Supplier Questionnaire. Supplier vetting also draws on CreditSafe and Electronics Watch for financial and ethical checks. A partnering agreement with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Surrey supports its measurement science research.
£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.
Over the past 5 years, most of NPL Management Ltd's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, business services and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 38300000 · Measuring instruments
- 38540000 · Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@npl-management-ltd.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@npl-management-ltd.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@npl-management-ltd.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@npl-management-ltd.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@npl-management-ltd.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@npl-management-ltd.gov |
9 similar open tenders
See more open tenders related to Supply of High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Gamma-Ray Detector and Cryogenic Cooling System for Gamma Spectroscopy Applications.
- Open tender
Supply of Wastewater Sample Systems
- Open tender
Industrial process control equipment
- Open tender
Industrial process control equipment
Related buyers
Buyers similar to NPL Management Ltd.
- 3,048£1.8bn
- 1,876£208.6bn
- 1,713£67.8bn
- 1,590£17.1bn
- 1,367£1.6bn
- 1,193£14.2bn
- 1,046£3.2bn
- 996£1.8bn
- 884£2.5bn
- 867£126.6bn
Win more public sector contracts
Track every UK and Ireland tender in one place — set up alerts, find decision-makers, and never miss an opportunity.
