Polarising material tenders in the UK

We track 31 awarded polarising material contracts (CPV 3862*) in the UK. 5 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £259k, and half of awards fall between £35k and £400k (31 awards with a value). 10 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months5
Open tenders0
Median award£259k
Contracts tracked31

Contracts ending soonest (5 of 5)

ContractBuyerIncumbent supplier(s)ValueEndsRegion
9003203 - K14 SWIFT Beamline M1 and M2 Mirror Systems for Diamond Light Source
Find a Tender · CPV 38622000
Diamond Light Source Limited INSTRUMENT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED £736k 12 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~12 Jan 2027
South East
9002141 - Supply of B07 / K07 Double Mirror System and B24 Single Mirror System
Find a Tender · CPV 38622000
Diamond Light Source Limited IRELEC £1.2m 6 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~6 Feb 2027
South East
9004002 - Supply of Harmonics Rejection Mirror Systems for 14 SWIFT Beamline at Diamond Light Source
Find a Tender · CPV 38622000
Diamond Light Source Limited XDS OXFORD LIMITED £320k 30 Sep 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Mar 2027
South East
9005401 - Supply of K14 SWIFT Beamline KB Mirror System
Find a Tender · CPV 38622000
Diamond Light Source Limited XDS OXFORD LIMITED £355k 9 Jan 2028
re-tender likely from ~9 Jul 2027
South East
9004476 - Supply of B23 Mirror System for Diamond Light Source
Find a Tender · CPV 38622000
Diamond Light Source Limited Bestec GmbH £312k 11 Jan 2028
re-tender likely from ~11 Jul 2027
South East

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By region

RegionContractsEnding in window
South East185
Yorkshire and the Humber40
South West30
East Midlands20

Top buyers

BuyerContractsValue
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED11£5.2m
UK Research & Innovation7£885k
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED6£174k
YPO4£4.0m
Queen's University Belfast1£160k
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority1£96k
UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facilities Council1£96k

Most frequent incumbents

SupplierContractsValue
Manx Precision Optics Ltd6£489k
XDS OXFORD LIMITED5£1.8m
INSTRUMENT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED3£1.6m
Sport & Playbase Limited2£2.0m
Cicada Educational Equipment Limited2£2.0m
Silixa LTD2£518k
IRELEC1£1.2m
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH1£324k
Bestec GmbH1£312k
Alluxa1£96k

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.