Published date: 14 September 2021
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Microscopes - 38510000
Location of contract
Yorkshire and the Humber
Value of contract
£1,000,000
Procurement reference
1920-58-RIS-LW
Published date
14 September 2021
Closing date
19 April 2021
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
17 December 2021
Contract end date
16 December 2023
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Sheffield Hallam University wishes to procure a Transmission Electron Microscope. Tender documents can be found at https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffieldhallamuniversity. The project is receiving funding from the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the
Managing Authority for European Regional Development Fund, which helps local areas stimulate their economic
development by investing in projects which will support innovation, businesses, create jobs and local community
regenerations. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding.
The TEM will support applied research and development in a wide range of applications and materials types,
from metallic alloys, glasses and ceramics, polymer composites and hybrid Bio-compatible materials (e.g.
hydro-gels).
The instrument has been specified to be as flexible as possible so that many different users will be able to
analyse their materials. This has included ways of mitigating electron beam damage to sensitive samples to
allow "soft" materials to be studied. By imaging and analysing materials at ultra-high magnification the instrument can determine the fundamental
mechanism responsible for a material's properties and performance and thus allows researchers in academia
and in industry to tailor a material's properties to meet new challenges. This could be in terms of improved
strength, hardness, high temperature performance and corrosion resistance, etc. It allows the interaction
between inorganic and organic (including biological) materials to be studied and modified for better performing
medical devices or polymer composites. The capabilities enabled by this equipment will be of benefit to a broad range of companies, including SME's,
in materials and manufacturing. The benefits / likely outcomes are; Development of new materials, materials
failure investigations, understanding the effect of materials processing on microstructure and subsequent properties/applications. Also the examination of bio-compatible in support of health applications, for example,
implants. The medium to longer term objectives, year 2 onwards, include work with business and academic partners, as
well as industrial collaborators including RTOs.
All references to "Sheffield Hallam University" include all wholly owned subsidiaries of the University, including
but not limited to SHULaw.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Opportunity
- Published 15 March 2021
Links
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- https://www.intendhost.co.uk/sheffieldhallamuniversity
- Tender notice
- Sheffield Hallam University In-Tend site
Award information
Awarded date
9 August 2021
Contract start date
10 December 2021
Contract end date
9 December 2025
Total value of contract
£999,999.17
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
FEI UK Ltd
Address
FEI UK Ltd
3rd Floor,
1 Ashley Road,
Altrincham,
Cheshire
WA14 2DT
United KingdomReference
Companies House number: 02380120
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Liz Wallington
Address
City Campus,Howard Street
SHEFFIELD
S11WB
England
Telephone
01142254746
Website
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Closing: 19 April 2021, 10am