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Tender: Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Benchtop Glass Refractive Index Determination System – Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI)

Released about 2 months ago

Closed15 Oct 2026
Est. valueEstimate£20K to £80K
LocationNorthern Ireland
AgencyCPD - Supplies and Services Division
SourceeTendersNI
CategoryPublic Safety & Security
Submissions closedClosed Thu, 15 Oct 2026

Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) is seeking a supplier for the supply, installation and maintenance of a new benchtop Glass Refractive Index Determination System for ERU’s Physical Methods team. The procurement is for goods under the UK directive using an open/competitive flexible procedure and is a public contract requiring qualification, technical and financial submissions; the CPV code is 38000000 (laboratory, optical and precision equipment).

This could be valuable for suppliers of laboratory and optical equipment with experience delivering benchtop refractive index or glass analysis systems to forensic or specialist labs. Key considerations include provision of installation and ongoing maintenance in a forensic lab environment and meeting the tender’s qualification, technical and financial requirements under the UK open procurement procedure.

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