The machines, 13 of which were from the five UK campuses at the University of Nottingham, and three from Nottingham Trent University's Clifton Campus were collected by the British Armed Forces. They have a total value of £1 million and can together perform an estimated 20,000 tests a day.

The full press release can be found here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/test-kits-for-c-19