Published date: 23 December 2022

This notice was replaced on 12 April 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 12 April 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical equipment and apparatus - 31600000

  • Electronic equipment - 31710000

  • Cooling and ventilation equipment - 42500000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£160,000 to £177,000

Procurement reference

3581/DM/22

Published date

23 December 2022

Closing date

20 January 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 March 2023

Contract end date

16 June 2023

Contract type

Works

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?

Yes

Description

The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) at the University of Sheffield supplies a wide range of III-V semiconductor materials and devices primarily to the UK academic research community. The NEF also engages in significant activity researching and developing new materials and structures. Many of the materials produced by the NEF are intended for photonic and optoelectronic applications that often require photoluminescence based characterisation to determine material quality and compliance with design specifications.

The NEF is seeking to purchase a cryostat/cooling system that can accommodate and facilitate optical access to a full 3 inch semiconductor wafer. The system must be capable of cooling the sample to a temperature of <10 K (Kelvins) with a guaranteed uniformity across the wafer of +/- <2 K. Furthermore, the NEF does not have easy access to liquid helium so the cryostat must be supplied with a compatible closed-cycle cooling system.

More information

Links

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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

Western Bank
SHEFFIELD
S102TN
England

Telephone

0114 2221560

Email

dave.middle@sheffield.ac.uk