Published date: 10 February 2016

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 25 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Milling machines - 42623000

Location of contract

SO17 1BJ

Value of contract

£181,000

Procurement reference

15/ESM/91

Published date

10 February 2016

Closing date

25 November 2015

Contract start date

20 January 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2016

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Supply and installation of an automated wafer surface grinding system with ancillary equipment to enhance the University of Southampton's optical and semiconductor materials processing capabilities for a number of high-impact projects in the major engineering themes of Quantum Technologies and Photonics. This system will be integrated into existing lab facilities in the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton and will be used to expand the breadth of its manufacturing capabilities to stimulate new research ties across academia and industry via the EPSRC Quantum Hub initiative.
The acquisition of this system will enable university researchers to manufacture new combinations of micron-scale-thickness optical and semiconductor material layers to tackle fundamental research in quantum light-matter interactions, quantum sensors, and telecommunications.


Award information

Awarded date

30 November 2015

Contract start date

20 January 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2016

Total value of contract

£181,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Disco Hi-Tec Europe GmbH

Address

Liebigstrasse 8
D-85551 Kirchheim
Munchen, Germany

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

John Davidson

Address

University of Southampton
Highfield Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
England

Email

Jdav@soton.ac.uk