--- title: "Provision of a Wafer Level Electroplating Unit" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-da10d754-8fdc-4b16-924a-4d998cb52f8f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da10d754-8fdc-4b16-924a-4d998cb52f8f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da10d754-8fdc-4b16-924a-4d998cb52f8f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da10d754-8fdc-4b16-924a-4d998cb52f8f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON" published: "2018-04-25" --- # Provision of a Wafer Level Electroplating Unit Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da10d754-8fdc-4b16-924a-4d998cb52f8f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da10d754-8fdc-4b16-924a-4d998cb52f8f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da10d754-8fdc-4b16-924a-4d998cb52f8f.json) ## Summary The University of Southampton is embarking on a procurement process to acquire a Wafer Level Electroplating Unit, primarily for advanced wafer scale fabrication research at the Zepler Institute. This initiative falls under the goods category of the semiconductor industry, with an estimated contract value of £40,000. The tender is currently in the open stage, with submissions due by 15th May 2018. The contract period is set to begin on 23rd May 2018 and will last until 22nd May 2022, and bidders must ensure they download all relevant tender documents from the In-Tend portal to participate. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in semiconductor technology and electronic equipment manufacturing. Companies involved in manufacturing microelectronic machinery or precision measuring instruments would find this market particularly promising. Engagement in this procurement process could enhance their business footprint within the education and research sectors, fostering potential collaborations with a prestigious institution while facilitating innovation in wafer scale fabrication technologies. ## Notice The Zepler Institute (ZI), University of Southampton, plans to purchase a wafer level-electroplating tool for use in state of the art wafer scale fabrication research. The tool is intended to perform Back-end-of-line wafer fabrication processes and research including the fabrication of interconnects and Through Silicon Vias. Additional uses of the tool to undertake wafer scale packaging processes is highly desirable. The fabrication facility offers industry-compatible fabrication processing including 150mm and 200mm wafer processing and the tool needs to offer comparable plating performance to commercial foundry processes. The tool is not required to provide fully automated or high volume throughput and processing can be undertaken on a single wafer-by-wafer basis. There is no current requirement for wafer loading from wafer carriers. The tool is not intended for continuous operations and will have periods of idle or standby. Additional information: This tender will be conducted electronically and tender documents can be downloaded from the web portal (In-Tend) 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 the reference number detailed in section IV.3.1 of this notice. 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 requirement it was not deemed suitable to be split into lots. In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, the University intend to publish the contract value at contract award stage, and reserved the right to do so. By submitting a tender response tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec29ad40-34ff-446a-839b-de8b52b82a00 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Apr 2018 | | Submission deadline | 15 May 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 22 May 2018 - 22 May 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO17 1BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Portswood | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Test | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 31710000 - Electronic equipment - 31711300 - Electronic timekeeping systems - 31712100 - Microelectronic machinery and apparatus - 31712330 - Semiconductors - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38300000 - Measuring instruments ## Release History - 25 Apr 2018 at 15:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec29ad40-34ff-446a-839b-de8b52b82a00 - 25 Apr 2018 at 15:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec29ad40-34ff-446a-839b-de8b52b82a00 - 25 Apr 2018 at 15:33 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec29ad40-34ff-446a-839b-de8b52b82a00 - 25 Apr 2018 at 15:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec29ad40-34ff-446a-839b-de8b52b82a00 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec29ad40-34ff-446a-839b-de8b52b82a00 25th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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