--- title: "2712/JN - Benchtop X-ray Diffractometer" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-475c3338-fdcd-49a4-b80b-c67084f923f2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-475c3338-fdcd-49a4-b80b-c67084f923f2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-475c3338-fdcd-49a4-b80b-c67084f923f2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-475c3338-fdcd-49a4-b80b-c67084f923f2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD" published: "2021-01-28" --- # 2712/JN - Benchtop X-ray Diffractometer Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-475c3338-fdcd-49a4-b80b-c67084f923f2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-475c3338-fdcd-49a4-b80b-c67084f923f2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-475c3338-fdcd-49a4-b80b-c67084f923f2.json) ## Summary The University of Sheffield is conducting an open tender for the procurement of a benchtop X-ray diffractometer, valued at approximately £75,000. This procurement falls under the main category of goods and is intended for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering's X-ray Diffraction Small Research Facility, located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber. The procurement stage is currently in the award phase, having been published on 1st December 2020, with the tender period closing on 4th January 2021 and the contract period set from 28th January 2021 to 29th January 2021. Businesses interested in this opportunity can access the invitation to tender (ITT) documents by registering on the University’s e-tendering system. This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in scientific equipment, specifically those dealing with diffraction apparatus. Companies capable of providing advanced laboratory equipment that meets specific service requirements—including self-cooling mechanisms and compatibility with standard mains power—would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging in such contracts can help enhance their portfolio and lead to further collaborations within the academic and research sectors. ## Notice The Department of Materials Science and Engineering's X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Small Research Facility is one of the UK's leading lab-based diffraction facilities. It houses state-of-the-art equipment essential to the characterisation of a wide array of solid state materials, including oxide materials (e.g. electroceramics, cements and refractories), metals and glasses, in both powder and bulk form. The facility is currently moving to a new location and as such has had to retire two diffractometers. With funding from EPSRC we are looking to replace these machines with a benchtop system. We require a new high throughput benchtop X-ray diffractometer using Cu radiation for our new advanced characterisation facility. Given the laboratory has been very recently built, it is essential that any new machine not require any significant new services, i.e. it must be self-cooling and run via standard mains power. This diffractometer must be capable of rapid data collection from the wide diversity of materials studied by TUoS researchers - both small bulk pieces (pellets, off-cuts etc) and powdered specimens of ceramics, cements and refractories, metals and glasses. This is an non-EU open exercise. The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University's e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend system, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e233fba-1305-43eb-ac0a-f7a4dace9f98 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2021 | | Submission deadline | 4 Jan 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Jan 2021 | | Contract period | 28 Jan 2021 - 29 Jan 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £75,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £76,111 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S10 2TN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | Broomhill and Sharrow Vale | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MALVERN PANALYTICAL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38530000 - Diffraction apparatus ## Release History - 28 Jan 2021 at 14:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e233fba-1305-43eb-ac0a-f7a4dace9f98 - 1 Dec 2020 at 15:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b06c8e7d-255e-4ce8-8f9a-2ccdda689854 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e233fba-1305-43eb-ac0a-f7a4dace9f98 28th January 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b06c8e7d-255e-4ce8-8f9a-2ccdda689854 1st December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield All documents can be accessed at: ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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