Published date: 7 January 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 December 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

National Museums Liverpool Scanning Electron Microscope for Examination of Diatoms

Published date

7 January 2021

Closing date

1 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 December 2020

Contract end date

5 March 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Bidders are asked to submit a formal tender for the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for the Examination of natural history specimens, specifically Diatoms.

NML is looking to procure an electron microscope that allows flexible examination and digital image capture of a wide range of museum collections, including diatoms.

The SEM should provide a range of magnification from 5x to 300,000x. It should provide both low and high vacuum capability to ensure both coated and uncoated material can be examined. Have a secondary electron detector and backscatter electron detector. It will have a stage which is motorised in 5 axes, a Chamberscope, a navigation system, automatic gun alignment and accelerating voltage 0.5-30 kv.

The SEM will include a digital system which includes a PC with Monitor and is equipped with on-screen measurement software. Imaging software will be included with both 2-D and 3-D image capture. The software should be user friendly.

Delivery and installation is to be completed no later than Friday 5 March 2021

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

National Museums Liverpool Scanning Electron Microscope for Examination of Diatoms

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 November 2020

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

17 December 2020

Contract start date

18 December 2020

Contract end date

10 March 2021

Total value of contract

£77,142

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

JEOL

Address

JEOL House
Silver Court
Watchmead
Welwyn Garden City

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ian Lindsay

Address

127 Dale Street
LIVERPOOL
L22JH
England

Email

Ian.lindsay@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk