Published date: 8 February 2024

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: 11 March 2024, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research, testing and scientific technical simulator - 38970000

Location of contract

PR1 2HE

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-636-1-PST23-322

Published date

8 February 2024

Closing date

11 March 2024

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

1 July 2026

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University is seeking to purchase Small and Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering Equipment to be delivered no later than June 2024.

Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS/WAXS) Technique has an exceptional significance for the structural (e.g. nanostructural) characterization of the matter, because it can be employed under conditions where Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) is not useful (i.e. under wet conditions, at various temperatures, and for real-time, time-resolved, high-throughput and in-situ experiments). Moreover, Angstrom range X-ray wavelength enables capturing of morphological information at molecular and nanoscale levels.
A broad range of samples including powders, pastes, films and fibres can be studied, for which various sample holders e.g. capillary holder, paste cells, etc. are designed. In general, the 2-D images or 1-D patterns captured by specialized detector/s are analysed using designated software/s to identify phases/polymorphs, calculate lattice parameters, determine crystallinity etc. Not only used in materials chemistry (organic, inorganic, nano, bio, structural and hybrid) but SAXS/WAXS is a valuable tool for analyses and applications in physics, engineering, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, medicine, microbiology, dentistry, geology, archaeology, forensics and biomedical sciences and nanotechnology.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Nizam Ismail

Address

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PR1 2HE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01772 201201

Email

NIsmail4@uclan.ac.uk