Published date: 19 August 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 September 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Semiconductors - 31712330

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP714996891

Published date

19 August 2022

Closing date

2 September 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

12 September 2022

Contract end date

31 May 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Accelerated negotiated procedure

This is an accelerated procedure.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

This is ERDF funded.
A.Microfabrication Station
UV Lamp: 365nm, Automated loading of wafer and exposure, adjustable power up to 44mW/cm2. Include virgin glass 5inches mask for exposure with plastic mask.
Spin Coater: 12000rpm, polypropylene housing, vacuum chuck for wafer, vacuum chuck for fragments. Alignment tool, removable process chamber liner.
Plasma Cleaner: Glass plate, high vacuum pump, interconnection tubing and fitting.

B.Accessory kit for SU8 mould processing
All items necessary to perform photolithography processes with liquid resins, including simple scotch tape, wafer stainless tweezer, silicon wafers, thermometer/hygrometer or macro-pipette.

C.Accessory kit for PDMS micro-structured device replication
All items necessary needed to perform PDMS micro-structured replication, including plastic petri dish, scalpel, microscope cover slide, blow air gun, syringe for chemical dispensing.

D.Installation and Training
Installation of the equipment with and options for both remote and on-site training on the global microfabrication process. A fume hood will be provided.

E.Overall requirements
The equipment set should allow creation of PDMS devices with feature sizes of 2M and have the capability of being easily upgraded and expanded as required. Documentation of microfabrication system should include explanation of correct use of the system and maintenance. The system with a one-year warranty and comply with all relevant university as well as national health and safety requirements. If a range of hardware is available that meet the requirements then indicate how each one meets the requirements.


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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.


About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Southfield Road
Middlesbrough
TS1 3BX
UK

Telephone

01642218121

Email

tenders@tees.ac.uk