(NU/1627) Supply of a Transfer machine for assembling van der Waals Heterostructures

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£95,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN525365-41073358

Published date

21 April 2021

Closing date

19 February 2021

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

30 March 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

As a part of a start-up package, Newcastle University has secured UKRI funding to purchase a transfer machine to fabricate samples, so-called van der Waals heterostructures, out of two-dimensional (2D) materials including graphene, boron nitride, transition metal dichalcogenides, perovskites and others. The machine will be set up in the Herschel Annex in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics within the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering.

• To search for and select 2D materials of the required thickness, size and shape on various substrates.
• To fabricate van der Waals heterostructures made out of 2D materials for optics and electronics applications by stacking the materials on top of each other in a Lego style in a controlled way.

The scope of this contract was for the supply, delivery and help in installation of the equipment as detailed in the ITT to the University, with after-sales support and 12 months warranty and maintenance.

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Award information

Awarded date

29 March 2021

Contract start date

30 March 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Total value of contract

£79,150

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Graphene Industries Ltd

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About the buyer

Contact name

Dave Anderson

Address

Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
England

Telephone

+44 1912085360

Email

dave.anderson@ncl.ac.uk