Published date: 16 March 2021

Last edited date: 16 March 2021

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: 31 March 2021, 12:33pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Checking and testing apparatus - 38500000

  • Microscopes - 38510000

Location of contract

M13 9PL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

2021/1761/AFM-2DM/RG/JD

Published date

16 March 2021

Closing date

31 March 2021

Closing time

12:33pm

Contract start date

23 April 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

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.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

It is the intention of the University of Manchester to appoint a contractor/s for an AFM for 2DM studies in the inert environments. The project aims to study a broad range of air-sensitive 2D materials and their heterostructures, and perform scanning probe studies of their mechanical, electronic and chemical properties tested simultaneously using a state-of-the-art scanning probe instrument. The proposed platform must include a variety of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) modes (cAFM, EFM, PFM, Force Curves, KpFM, friction AFM, Youngs modulus measurements, non-invasive topography, nanomanipulation and nanolithography) and allow their use in an inert gas environment, such as argon or nitrogen with <1ppm of H2O and O2.

The system must be fully compatible with an argon-filled glovebox of internal workspace dimensions: 1250 mm (W) x 780 mm (D) x 900 mm (H) and fitted with anti-vibration optical table to support the AFM system. In avoidance of doubt, the system must perform as specified in the Minimum Outcome Specifications when operated under an inert argon or nitrogen filled atmosphere with <1 ppm H2O and <1 ppm O2.

More information

Links

Additional text

To express an interest in this project please visit the website below where you will need to register to obtain tender documentation.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Delivery Notes

The University of Manchester seeks bids from a contractor/s for an AFM for 2DM studies in the inert environments. The project aims to study a broad range of air-sensitive 2D materials and their heterostructures, and perform scanning probe studies of their mechanical, electronic and chemical properties tested simultaneously using a state-of-the-art scanning probe instrument. The proposed platform must include a variety of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) modes (cAFM, EFM, PFM, Force Curves, KpFM, friction AFM, Youngs modulus measurements, non-invasive topography, nanomanipulation and nanolithography) and allow their use in an inert gas environment, such as argon or nitrogen with <1ppm of H2O and O2.

The system must be fully compatible with an argon-filled glovebox of internal workspace dimensions: 1250 mm (W) x 780 mm (D) x 900 mm (H) and fitted with anti-vibration optical table to support the AFM system. In avoidance of doubt, the system must perform as specified in the Minimum Outcome Specifications when operated under an inert argon or nitrogen filled atmosphere with <1 ppm H2O and <1 ppm O2.



Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Office

Address

Manchester
Manchester
Lancashire
M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Telephone

01612752160

Email

procurement@manchester.ac.uk