SEM Picomechanical Indenter (NU-Pico)

A Contract Award Notice
by UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Goods)
Duration
not specified
Value
£290K
Sector
INDUSTRIAL
Published
14 Mar 2025
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

North East England: NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers
Northumbria At Newcastle University
Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools
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Description

The Contract awarded for supply of Nanoindenter or picoindenter to fit inside our Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM model: Tescan Mira 3 with GM chamber). This instrument will allow users to map surface mechanical and tribological properties of materials and correlate them to structural, morphological and chemical properties.

Total Quantity or Scope

The tender process was setup as an open tender under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Contract awarded for supply of a Nanoindenter or picoindenter to fit within University SEM (Tescan Mira 3 with GM chamber), as well as installation, training, service and 2-year maintenance contract. NU-Pico must be developed for academic and industrial researchers to perform high speed mechanical property mapping of material surfaces (surface hardness, Young’s modulus, compression, tension, fatigue, adhesion etc.), while using SEM capabilities to perform simultaneous high resolution surface imaging, chemical mapping, 3D surface profiling and phase distribution studies.

Award Detail

1 Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools (Abingdon)
  • OXFORD INSTRUMENTS UK - TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF QUOTATION AND SALE FOR GOODS AND SERVICES - May 2020 onwards
  • Reference: 009406-2025-pe 090125-001-1
  • Value: £290,000

Award Criteria

Quality 60.00
Price 40.00

CPV Codes

  • 38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=926136879 GO Reference: GO-2025314-PRO-29770574

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