Tender

Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

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Tender

03 Dec 2020 at 10:35

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Southampton is currently conducting an open procurement process for the provision of a Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat, essential for its National Crystallography Service (NCS) facility, which operates within the laboratory and optical equipment industry. The tender period will close on 17th December 2020, and the successful bidder will be required to provide goods to the Chemistry Department located in Southampton, UK. The estimated contract value is £32,000, with a minimum threshold of £25,000 and a contract period running from 1st February 2021 to 31st January 2022. All interested suppliers must register on the In-tend Portal to access tender documents and submit their bids electronically.

This opportunity presents a significant business growth potential particularly for companies specialising in laboratory equipment, particularly those with expertise in cryogenic technologies and associated services. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply due to the nature of the project which is not divided into lots, thus ensuring that capable firms can compete for a comprehensive contract. The NCS is known for its high-quality standards and rapid turnaround times, making this procurement a valuable prospect for suppliers that can meet demanding technical specifications and deliver exceptional service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat

Notice Description

The UK National Crystallography Service (NCS) facility is amongst the most powerful and highest throughput of its type in the world, with its core business being to handle and examine samples that a typical academic crystallography unit cannot. The technique provides structural characterisation at atomic resolution, enabling the molecular and whole solid-state structure to be elucidated. It is based on taking a single crystallite and shining X-rays on it - the mathematical synthesis of the diffracted X-ray beams enables atomic positions to be calculated, hence providing the structure. A single crystal X-ray structure provides an unambiguous answer at an unparalleled resolution and is the gold standard for publishing new compounds and materials - without such a structure many new chemical syntheses simply wouldn't be strongly enough evidenced to publish. Modern synthesis methods and chemistry targets often simply don't produce crystals of a suitable size or quality for conventional apparatus to analyse, hence the significant requirement for recourse to more powerful facilities. The service focusses on the technique of single crystal diffraction applied to samples submitted by UK Chemistry, and related, disciplines. This technique provides the most detailed characterisation possible for solid-state chemicals and the NCS is dedicated to investigating the smallest and most-weakly scattering crystals that challenge the community. The ability to handle the most demanding samples in the Southampton laboratory is a key feature and provides an effective filter for a follow-on service where only the most challenging samples from across the country need to be examined at expensive and in-demand central facilities. The NCS has regular access to the world-leading I19 beamline at Diamond Light Source and facilitates access to the neutron facility, ISIS. In addition to structure determination and characterisation, the NCS also provides a range of highly advanced, structural chemistry research-based crystallographic studies including charge density, variable temperature, high pressure and gas cell techniques. A commercial service for the industrial sector is also available. Professionalism is a trademark of the NCS - it prides itself in exemplary and rigorous processes for sample handling and tracking, data management and publishing, a bespoke user interface and an ability to deliver to a demanding set of Key Performance Indicators. Sample turnaround time is rapid, with >95% samples being turned around within agreed times which are generally acknowledged as faster than most facilities. This means that this facility is often used to progress a research project in real time, as well as providing characterisation data on its final outputs. The NCS has just installed a new single crystal X-ray diffractometer system and requires a suitable open flow cryostat to be added to the system in order for data collections to be performed in the liquid ... Additional information: This tender will be conducted electronically and tender documents can be downloaded from the web portal (Intend) provided earlier in this notice. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the tender documents. if you are not an existing supplier to the University. Once you have logged in as a supplier, click on current tenders and locate the tender documents by clicking on 2020UoS-2026 Provision of Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat. Further instructions for the submission of tender are below. (Please note, to preserve the integrity of the tendering procedure, all queries must made be via In-Tend). To submit your return, please follow the instructions below: 1. Log In 2. My Tenders 3. View Tender Details 4. View Documents 5. Browse and Upload each part of your return (or Zip File) 6. Once ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use - Submit My Return -. You are only permitted to submit once. This tender will be conducted electronically and tender documents can be downloaded from the web portal (Intend) provided earlier in this notice. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the tender documents. Once you have logged in as a supplier, click on current tenders and locate the tender documents by clicking on 2020UoS-0206 Provision of a Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat. Further instructions for the submission of tender are below. (Please note, to preserve the integrity of the tendering procedure, all queries must made be via In-Tend). To submit your return, please follow the instructions below: 1. Log In 2. My Tenders 3. View Tender Details 4. View Documents 5. Browse and Upload each part of your return (or Zip File) 6. Once ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use - Submit My Return -. You are only permitted to submit once. Due to the nature of this project, it has been deemed not appropiate to divide the requirement into lots. Please note that the deadline for submitting clarifications is 2pm on the 10th December 2020. Delivery Notes University of Southampton Chemistry Department Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7daecebf-9bc7-4a4a-bdc8-2082962ef49b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46ce1606-6410-4afb-a360-7a17057d9e02
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Dec 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2021 - 31 Jan 2022 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Contact Name
Vicki Becheley
Contact Email
vsh@soton.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 (0)23 8059 5689

Buyer Location

Locality
HAMPSHIRE
Postcode
SO17 1BJ
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Portswood
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Test

Further Information

Notice Documents

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