Published date: 13 June 2017

This notice was replaced on 3 August 2017

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 3 August 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Electronic equipment - 31710000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£500,000

Procurement reference

1675/DM

Published date

13 June 2017

Closing date

4 July 2017

Contract start date

1 February 2018

Contract end date

2 February 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Sheffield is out to tender on behalf of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering for components which seek to perform in-situ laser lithography inside a semiconductor reactor. This tender is for a pulsed UV visible laser system to perform the interference lithography. The primary wavelength should be between 300 and 400nm, the pulse width in the 0.5-10ns regime, the pulse energy a minimum of 200mJ and the pulse frequency in the 10 to 25Hz range. Beam quality, stability and divergence are critical aspects for our application and are detailed below in our minimum requirements

The University believes the specification may be met using two technologies. However we are open to all options

(i) Lamp or diode pumped frequency multiplier Nd/YAG laser
(ii) Excimer laser

More information

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All tender documents, correspondence & tender returns must be downloaded & conducted through the In-tend site referred to above.

About the buyer

Contact name

David Middle

Address

Floor 4, The Arts Tower
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
England

Email

d.middle@sheffield.ac.uk