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How to win: UKRI-7458 HOPG crystals for MUSHROOM analyser

A goods contract from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), worth £700,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Value

£700,000

Closing date

13 November 2026

About this contract

MUSHROOM is a new instrument being installed at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source facility in Oxfordshire. The MUSHROOM instrument will be an indirect spectrometer with an in-plane highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) analyser reflecting the secondary neutrons to the position sensitive detectors. This will be comprised of 576 35x50x2mm crystals with specific neutron reflectivity and mosaic spread characteristics.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £700,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 13 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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