Published date: 24 May 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 June 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • X-ray devices - 33111000

  • Diffraction apparatus - 38530000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP203820531

Published date

24 May 2016

Closing date

14 June 2016

Contract start date

1 July 2016

Contract end date

31 January 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

A multi-purpose thin film X-ray diffractometer configurable by trained users to serve two principal functions:

1) High throughput (HT) screening of arrays of small samples to generate data suitable for phase identification.
2) Collecting high-resolution diffraction data of sufficient quality for the structural characterisation of single and polycrystalline thin films.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.Please note the return date for this tender is 14/06/2016 at 12 noon and the documentation is located on the following web site https://in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni Select 'Tenders' from the top menu bar, select 'current', then click 'view details' button. To gain full access to this website and documentation you need to log in using your existing registration details or click the 'Register' button if you have not registered before. When registering PLEASE make sure the 'publish e-mail address' field is completed accurately as this will receive all automated correspondence. Please return your submission as detailed in the document. All dates, time periods and quantities indicated in this Notice are provisional only and the university reserves the right to change the same if circumstances so dictate. The University reserves the right not to enter in to any contract pursuant to this Notice and to withdraw from this procurement exercise at any time.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mr Mark Walton

Address

Procurement
Foundation Building
Liverpool
L69 7ZX
UK

Telephone

+44(0)1517942154

Email

c.farrell@liv.ac.uk