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title: "T22/0036 - Thin Film Sputtering Fabrication Facility (TF-FAB)"
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# T22/0036 - Thin Film Sputtering Fabrication Facility (TF-FAB)

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a30d

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## Summary

The University of Northumbria at Newcastle has completed a procurement process for the purchase of a Thin Film Sputtering Fabrication Facility (TF-FAB). The facility is intended to fabricate energy materials, biocompatible coatings, and functional coatings. The University seeks to increase thin film production capacity and foster collaboration between academia and industry. The tender, titled T22/0036, falls under the goods category and was awarded to Kurt J Lesker Company on 20th June 2023 for a total contract value of £1,055,800.

This procurement opportunity provides a chance for suppliers in the laboratory, optical, and precision equipment industry to engage in a transformative project with the University of Northumbria. Businesses offering materials fabrication or equipment upgrade services suitable for thin film production can explore this tender. With a focus on fostering collaborations and enhancing innovation, this opportunity aligns with the needs of companies looking to expand their presence in the energy materials and coatings sector.

## Notice

The University wishes to create a new thin film magnetron sputtering facility for the fabrication of energy materials, biocompatible and functional coatings. TF-FAB provides a platform for researchers to develop new inorganic thin films for energy materials, biocompatible and functional coatings. It supports unprecedented recent growth in thin film research at Northumbria University (NU). TF-FAB provides a transformational capacity increase in thin film fabrication and will create new collaborative opportunities between academia and industry. We are looking for a dual chamber sputtering system and interconnecting load lock. We are looking for maximum flexibility (hardware and software) and also an upgradable system. We anticipate that one chamber will be more geared towards the deposition of oxide and compound materials (chamber 1) while the other would be more metal focus, including diamond like carbon coatings and titanium based alloys (chamber 2).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Northumbria University Faculty of Health & Life Sciences is at the forefront of educating tomorrow's health professionals. A leading provider of education in nursing, allied health, social work and public health programmes the Faculty has more then 13,000 students and over 400 academic and technical staff. As part of the continued development of our state of the art clinical skills facilities we are now seeking to procure 3D anatomy tables to assist with the teaching of gross anatomy as well as microscopic anatomy, physiology and histology.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017673-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2023 - 28 Feb 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £775,317 |
| Lots value | £775,317 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,375,800 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8ST |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ANATOMAGE; KURT J LESKER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 21 Jun 2023 at 13:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017673-2023
- 4 May 2023 at 18:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012864-2023
- 6 Feb 2023 at 10:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003538-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/members/northumbria-university/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:000001-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=790580746
- https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/

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