Published date: 4 January 2019

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


Closing: 1 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Microscopes - 38510000

  • X-ray microanalysers - 38947000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£418,992

Procurement reference

2052/JN

Published date

4 January 2019

Closing date

1 October 2018

Contract start date

21 December 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other: Mini Competition from Framework

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Sheffield Royce Institute is a~£34M project based in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Sheffield is part of the national Henry Royce Institute (with the main Hub in Manchester) which aims to grow the UK world-leading research and innovation base in advanced materials science, fundamental to all industrial sectors and the national economy. The Sheffield Royce Institute focuses on Advanced Materials Processing and will be delivered through two centres - the Royce Discovery Centre (RDC) and the Royce Translational Centre (RTC). These state of the art facilities will allow materials discovery, materials manufacturing and prototype production and will act as an open access centre of excellence for the UK.

We seek to purchase a state of the art, computer-controlled user friendly, Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscope. The instrument will be used for the high resolution imaging of a wide range of materials, but with a particular focus on metals. The FEGSEM should have EDS and EBSD capability and will be used for high-resolution studies of deformed metal structures.

Award information

Awarded date

10 December 2018

Contract start date

21 December 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Total value of contract

£418,992

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED

Address

Watchmead
AL7 1LT
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 00939456

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

James Noble

Address

WESTERN BANK
SHEFFIELD
S102TN
England

Email

james.noble@sheffield.ac.uk