Published date: 28 September 2020

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


Closing: 14 September 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Optical microscopes - 38634000

Location of contract

WA4 4AD

Value of contract

£50,000 to £72,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PR20075

Published date

28 September 2020

Closing date

14 September 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

28 September 2020

Contract end date

31 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

UKRI-STFC is seeking to purchase an interferometric microscope optical profiler for measuring the surface texture and form of high-precision machined and optically polished components. The range of surfaces we require to measure is diverse:
• High-precision, conventionally machined surfaces with relatively large roughness (50 - 500 nm) and strong curvature giving a large height range (several 100 µm)
• Diamond turned surfaces with roughness of a few nm and flat or curved shapes
• Highly-polished optical surfaces with a few Angstrom roughness.
• Patterned surfaces formed by e.g. laser etching with surface steps of the order 100 µm

UKRI-STFC have an essential requirement to measure surface form of strongly curved surfaces as well as roughness at high vertical and lateral resolution. This means the instrument will need to be able to perform stitching of individual measurements (sub-maps) made with relatively high magnification objectives both accurately and quickly. The need for performing fast scanning at full camera resolution with high vertical resolution will form a key part of the technical specification.
The aim is to purchase a non-contact metrology instrument with the capability to simultaneously measure surface texture and form (shape and waviness) of surfaces with large slopes and height variations.
The contract is for the supply of an instrument for measuring surface texture and form of precision machined and optical surfaces as described in the Specification.

The key components of the contract are:
• The core instrument (microscope head, support stand and sample stage), control electronics and cables, computer system and data acquisition software
• 5x and 10x magnification objectives, costed separately to allow delayed purchase if required to fit in with budget
• Delivery to STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4AD, UK
• On-site set-up and testing to demonstrate the required performance is achieved
• On-site training in basic instrument operation, including stitching process

For the full detailed specification of the requirement, please refer to the document entitled; PR20075 - Specification for an Interferometric Microscope for surface texture & form metrology

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UKSBS PR20075 Interferometric Microscope for Surface Texture & Form Metrology

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 August 2020

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Award information

Awarded date

25 September 2020

Contract start date

28 September 2020

Contract end date

21 December 2020

Total value of contract

£75,350

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

OMNISCAN LIMITED

Address

The Mill Pool,Lambpit Street, Pen-Y-Cae
WREXHAM
Clwyd
LL14 2RB
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 05151026

Value of contract

£75,350

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded value includes £4,550 GBP ex VAT of optional add-ons.

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk