Upgrades to Crystallography Lab Equipment (Universal Goniometer & Arc-100 Detector)

Contract summary

Industry

• Diffraction apparatus - 38530000

Location of contract

SO17 1BJ

Value of contract

£240,000

Procurement reference

2022UoS-0504

Published date

4 November 2022

Closing date

20 October 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 October 2022

Contract end date

27 October 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

1. We require a curved Hybrid Photon Counting (HPC) X-ray detector for single crystal diffraction applications. The detector should offer up to 100 degrees angular coverage from edge to edge and should be capable of rapid collections. The detector must be able to interface with a Rigaku 007 MicroMax-007 HF generator, a UG2 universal goniometer and work with Crysalis software. It also needs to be able to be serviced by engineers who are experts on the current and new equipment, and be covered by our current service contract.

2. We require an upgrade to the goniometer our Rigaku FR-E synergy-custom Mo source instrument. It must be a fast kappa geometry goniometer, allowing for collection scan speeds of up to 10°/sec. It must be compatible and able to perfectly interface with our current X-ray generator, Hypix detector, Oxford Cryostream 800, and Crysalis software. It also needs to be able to be serviced by existing service contracts.

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Award information

Awarded date

28 October 2022

Contract start date

28 October 2022

Contract end date

27 October 2023

Total value of contract

£243,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Rigaku Europe SE

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About the buyer

Contact name

George-Oliver Poole

Address

BUILDING 85, HIGHFIELD CAMPUS,UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England

Telephone

023 8059 5711

Email

george-oliver.poole@soton.ac.uk