# Provision of Portable Equipment to Measure Radioactive Material in People in the Event of an Emergency

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Public Health England.

## Key facts

- Buyer: Public Health England
- Supplier: [Ametek \(GB\) Ltd](/suppliers/ametek-gb/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £4,000,000
- Tender value: £400,000
- Award date: 20 August 2018
- Published: 6 September 2018
- Contract start: 20 August 2018
- Contract end: 19 August 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 1decc65b-8e60-43e5-a7f8-6bd2cef5612a-239312
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bdc82174-05a9-4ece-85ba-df891ce527c5

## Description

Public Health England \(PHE\) has awarded a contract for the provision of 'Portable Equipment Capable of Measuring Radioactive Material in People in the Event of an Emergency' to Ametek \(GB\) Ltd\. Their Micro-Detective product is the only unit on the market to offer a 50 x 30mm germanium crystal in a portable electromechanically cooled package as well as having an integrated screen which allows it to perform the following functions: - Displaying and accumulating data - Zoom in/out spectra - Determine peak energies on the screen - Calibrate using Cs-137 without any additional software - Perform the isotope ID without any external data connections The initial requirement will be for 2 detectors but there is scope to purchase up to 3 more in the duration of the 3 year contract\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1decc65b-8e60-43e5-a7f8-6bd2cef5612a-239312)