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# Electron Diffraction Instrument

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-edb0060c-48ca-4926-834d-2eafa30cfb5b

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## Summary

The University of Southampton and the University of Warwick are procuring two dedicated electron diffractometers for high-throughput structural solution, forming part of a national facility in the UK funded by an EPSRC grant. The instruments, to be purchased through a selective procurement method, are intended for use by non-specialists and will be integrated with existing X-Ray diffraction facilities. The tender, titled "Electron Diffraction Instrument," has a contract value of £1,259,786 GBP, with a tender period ending on 7th October 2022 and a contract period lasting until 30th November 2033.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and vendors specialising in diffraction apparatus would find this tender opportunity suitable. Businesses capable of providing high-throughput data collection solutions for structural analysis in materials research should consider competing. The University of Southampton will be running the further competition process, with the successful supplier contracting separately with both universities, each having its own delivery and payment terms.

## 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 X-Ray 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/850f6c80-b0b0-4b16-bcbb-e74e9e178149 |
| 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 | 21 Dec 2022 |
| 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 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 | 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

- 21 Dec 2022 at 11:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/850f6c80-b0b0-4b16-bcbb-e74e9e178149

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/850f6c80-b0b0-4b16-bcbb-e74e9e178149
  21st December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/

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