Published date: 16 June 2015

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: 26 June 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electron microscopes - 38511000

  • Transmission electron microscope - 38511200

Location of contract

S10 2TN

Value of contract

£35 to £120,000

Procurement reference

201/YE

Published date

16 June 2015

Closing date

26 June 2015

Contract start date

2 July 2015

Contract end date

16 June 2018

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

The University of Sheffield is out to tender for a Maintenance Contract for a JEOL Transmission Electron Microscope. The equipment is part of the Mercury Centre, a project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

We are looking for the provision of a support service for an initial period of 12 months on-site at the University of Sheffield, including provision of spare parts, for our existing JEOL JSM 3100Z R005 scanning transmission electron microscope. Included is an option to extend for a further 24 months (12months + 12 months, annually), subject to facility reorganisation. To summarise, this is a 1 year plus 1 year plus 1 year contract, to be reviewed and confirmed annually.

**This is a mini-competition under the NWUPC HVLE Agreement. This competition is open to the suppliers on the HVLE Framework only.**

The closing date for return of tenders is Friday 26th July 2015 at 12 noon (UK time).

The technical specification can be found in the tender documentation which will be sent to you once you have expressed your interest.

More information

Links

Additional text

All expressions of interest must be via the University of Sheffield e-tendering portal:
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

**This is a mini-competition under the NWUPC HVLE Agreement. This competition is open to the suppliers on the HVLE Framework only.**

The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

Closing date for receipt of tenders: Friday 26th June 2015 at 12 noon (UK time).


Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

ERDF

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/aspx/

About the buyer

Contact name

Yvette Everitt

Address

Firth Court
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
United Kingdom

Telephone

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sh

Email

procurement@sheffield.ac.uk