Published date: 14 October 2024

This notice was replaced on 20 February 2025

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Awarded contract (published 20 February 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Optical instruments - 38600000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£76,700 to £151,100

Procurement reference

4265/DM/24

Published date

14 October 2024

Closing date

12 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

A Nd:YAG pumped dye laser system is required. Its main use will be in combustion diagnostics studies of turbulent spray flames using the technique of planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF) from 225 nm and above, to observe several chemical species, for example for NO, OH, CH2O.

A low noise scientific camera for example sCMOS, and/or an intensified camera, and UV camera lens are desirable as part of the detection system. The detection system is required to be suitable for quantitative planar laser induced fluorescence imaging studies from 225 nm and above.

The requirement above will be split into 2 distinct lots, within the tender.

More information

Additional text

All tender documents, clarification requests & tender returns must be conducted & submitted through the In-tend site, via the link provided above.

About the buyer

Contact name

David Middle

Address

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD,WESTERN BANK
SHEFFIELD
S102TN
England

Telephone

0114 2221560

Email

dave.middle@sheffield.ac.uk