Published date: 16 October 2018

Last edited date: 16 October 2018

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: 15 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electron microscopes - 38511000

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SC6794/18

Published date

16 October 2018

Closing date

15 November 2018

Contract start date

12 December 2018

Contract end date

20 December 2018

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

SC6794/18 Supply and Installation of a Transmission Electron Microscope

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of the following equipment to enhance capability needed to support local SMEs in the Midlands.

A TEM for advanced materials characterisation

General characteristics
A TEM, either new or used, optimised for in-situ characterisation of advanced materials including (but not limited to) engineering alloys for nuclear, aerospace and structural applications, is required. Combined with excellent performance the system should also be compatible with a multi-user environment and be versatile to perform the tasks to a high standard in a time efficient manner.

Specifications
1. A TEM capable of diffraction contrast imaging and selected area diffraction and convergent beam diffraction.
2. The maximum beam voltage should be as high as possible and equal to or greater than 300kV.
3. The ability of the microscope to operate in scanning (STEM) mode is highly desirable.
4. A fast and high-resolution camera is highly desirable. The camera should be as many pixels as possible, at least 2k x 2k. The camera should be as high speed as possible.
5. A high energy resolution X-ray SDD is highly desirable.
6. The microscope should be equipped with at least one single-tilt holders and it is highly desirable to have more specimen holders for analytical and in-situ experiments.
7. Specimen drift should be as low as possible.


This project is partly funded by the European Structural Investment Funds. Should the project encounter any budgetary constraints then the University reserves the right to withdraw the requirement.

Overall budget for this item is up to ?350K excluding VAT.

TO BE DELIVERED BY: the 20th December 2018

More information

Links

Additional text

All main correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; www.in-tendhost.com/universityofbirmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Susanna Ting

Address

Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Telephone

01214145389

Email

s.y.ting@bham.ac.uk