Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba6-e773-729d-96ab-b129ad52389d/macro-x-ray-fluorescence-system closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Macro X-Ray Fluorescence System [The National Archives](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-national-archives) Estimated value £177,000 Published 8 Jan 2024 Deadline Closed 9 Feb 2024 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The purpose of this Procurement Exercise is for the purchase of a Macro X-ray Fluorescence (MA-XRF) system suitable for the analysis of archival and library items, with warranty and support. The system should also function as a hand-held instrument and possess robust imaging capabilities, enabling comprehensive analysis and precise examination of materials. ## CPV classification Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3f58c7b1-cffe-46f7-8d3b-40e8ad006c42) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile The National Archives: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-national-archives) [Sector More Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging Capabilities · Heriot-Watt University · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-81b9-7047-bcb9-8150280217cb/supply-delivery-installation-and-commissioning-of-an-advanced-fluorescence-mic) [Rheometers – Hochschule Reutlingen - Rotationsrheometer · Hochschule Reutlingen · 27 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0d67-7260-b1d0-93b54abccc35/germany-rheometers-hochschule-reutlingen-rotationsrheometer) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa aparatury naukowo-badawczej dla jednostek Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Lublinie. · Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe51-7175-be7e-3a3586242911/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa) [Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment – Hochschule Reutlingen - Real-Time-PCR-System (qPCR-System) · Hochschule Reutlingen · 27 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fcfe-7144-8a16-cbd70bc7ecea/germany-real-time-polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-equipment-hochschule-reutl) [Analysers – dzp/34/26 dzierżawa analizatorów diagnostycznych Z dostawą odczynników DLA zakładu diagnostyki laboratoryjnej I mikrobiologicznej Z bankiem krwi, szpitalnego oddziału ratunkowwego ORAZ zakładu patomorfologii · Szpital Specjalistyczny w Kościerzynie sp. z o.o. · 9 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff54-723d-a9c2-809d3a7b22b5/poland-analysers-dzp3426-dzierzawa-analizatorow-diagnostycznych-z-dostawa) [Research, testing and scientific technical simulator – SZP/243-261/2026 Dostawa manekinów badawczych ATD wraz z wyposażeniem i urządzeniami peryferyjnymi. · Politechnika Wrocławska · 9 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0ed9-70a3-ab8e-ae5bf10a99cd/poland-research-testing-and-scientific-technical-simulator-szp243-2612026)