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# Electron Diffraction Instrument

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65f41cb9-3ef3-4313-8960-6a19125eff76

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## Summary

The University of Southampton and the University of Warwick have completed a joint procurement process for an Electron Diffraction Instrument under an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grant. The instrument will be part of a national facility and will require high-throughput structural solution capabilities. The procurement method used was a selective call-off from a framework agreement, with a total contract value of £1,259,786 GBP. The contract period spans from December 14, 2022, to November 30, 2033. The University of Warwick acted as the buyer organization, and the contracting authority was Rigaku Europe SE.

This tender for the Electron Diffraction Instrument offers business growth opportunities, particularly for suppliers capable of providing advanced diffraction apparatus. With a focus on goods procurement, businesses specializing in high-tech scientific equipment and materials research may find this tender suitable for their expertise. The contract involves two separate institutions, the University of Southampton and the University of Warwick, offering the potential for multiple partnership and collaboration opportunities within the academic and scientific research community.

## Notice

The University of Southampton and the University of Warwick have a requirement to each purchase a dedicated electron diffractometer for high-throughput structural solution (two diffractometers in total) using Electron Diffraction. These instruments will form part of a national facility in conjunction with the national crystallographic service at Southampton. This procurement will be funded under an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant with the aim of kickstarting the widespread usage of electron diffraction by the crystallographic community within the UK. The instruments will sit alongside and integrate with our existing and extensive XRay diffraction facilities. To that end the instruments must be suitable for use by non-specialist microscopists and should allow for the high-throughput collection of data for structural solution. Equally, the software must also be easy to use and allow for merging of datasets from multiple crystals to ensure sufficient completeness for publication. Alongside the national aspect, there will be local users from both universities spanning a large range of different areas of materials research. There will also be technique development, with regards to optimised sample preparation, new classes of materials, but also on areas such as improving the refinements, e.g., dynamical diffraction. It is hoped to work with the successful supplier to develop this for the good of the whole community. This tender is being run as a further competition against the NWUPC High Value Laboratory Equipment Lot 10 Polycrystalline & Single Crystal X-Ray Analysis (LAB3123 NW) With reference to the joint procurement, the University of Southampton will be responsible for running the Further Competition process via its e-tendering portal, receiving and responding to general project correspondence and clarification requests, receiving the Further Competition responses, co-ordinating and facilitating the tender evaluation and moderation and awarding the eventual contract. Following formal contract award, the two institutions will be responsible for forming their own contracts. The successful supplier will be contracting with two separate institutions, the University of Southampton and the University of Warwick. Each institution will have its own contract with the successful supplier, will stipulate separate delivery and installation locations and instructions, will require separate invoices and will raise separate purchase orders. The final award of this contract will be subject to funding being approved, if the funds are not approved, we reserve the right to not award a contract as a result of this Further Competition process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17ce2b6c-4cb5-433e-b7fd-c847d4ce36ae |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 14 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,259,786 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,259,786 |
| 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 WARWICK |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV4 7AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | Wainbody |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RIGAKU EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38530000 - Diffraction apparatus

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2023 at 11:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17ce2b6c-4cb5-433e-b7fd-c847d4ce36ae

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17ce2b6c-4cb5-433e-b7fd-c847d4ce36ae
  30th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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