PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

UKRI-5530 High Resolution Confocal Microscope

UK Research and Innovation · published 6 Jan 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDe0fadfba-6cde-4dc2-ad89-6a7aecefefb2-878018
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-572c26d2-3e5f-4016-9dc2-336a88db9498
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-324484
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£628,278
award field
Tender value
£628,278
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
goods
CPV
38510000
Microscopes
Delivery
Not stated
SN2 1FL
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Purchase of a high resolution confocal microscope including one year warranty.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release6 Jan 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published18 Dec 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published24 Dec 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published12 Feb 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

Carl Zeiss Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 6 Jan 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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