Published date: 28 April 2020

Last edited date: 27 May 2020

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: 9 June 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

  • Instruments for checking physical characteristics - 38400000

  • Detection and analysis apparatus - 38430000

    • Spectrometers - 38433000

    • Checking and testing apparatus - 38500000

    • Microscopes - 38510000

    • Scanning electron microscopes - 38511100

    • Scanning probe microscopes - 38514200

Location of contract

M13 9PL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

2020-1659-NFN-AM-PC

Published date

28 April 2020

Closing date

9 June 2020

Contract start date

3 July 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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?

No

Description

Proposed in the project paradigm of 2D chemistry encompasses such a multitude of parameters, that it requires novel characterisation methods, which would allow simultaneous testing of several interdependent parameters. AFM-based nanoscopy, integrated into the reaction chamber with van der Waals micromanipulation platform will provide such beyond-state-of-the-art environment where electrical, elastic, mechanical, optical and chemical properties of novel materials and their heterostructures will be tested simultaneously, exhibiting the complex interdependence of those parameters, leading to novel scientific effects and industrial applications.

The AFM/SNOM system will enable detecting chemical changes with the nanoscale resolution, which is decisive for in-depth understanding of mechanisms and control routes of two-dimensional chemical reactions. In addition, the integration of AFM, Raman and infrared techniques has the potential for the development of new experimental techniques on correlation aspects of Raman and infrared nanoscopy.
The proposed platform must include AFM-based SNOM microscope equipped with FTIR and Raman modules.

Critically, the proposed platform must be fully compatible with argon-filled glovebox to enable operation in an inert environment.

More information

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Additional text

To express an interest in this project please visit the website below where you will need to register to obtain tender documentation.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : European Research Council

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Carter

Address

Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Telephone

0161 275 2207

Email

paul.carter-2@manchester.ac.uk