--- title: "School of Physics & Astronomy: Thin Film X-Ray System" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS" published: "2020-06-10" --- # School of Physics & Astronomy: Thin Film X-Ray System Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485.json) ## Summary The University of St Andrews, located in St Andrews, UK, has recently completed the procurement process for a "Thin Film X-Ray System" as part of their School of Physics & Astronomy project. This procurement falls under the goods category within the education sector and utilised an open tender procedure for selection. The award was made on 5th June 2020, with an overall contract value of £249,954. This process involved electronic submissions via the university's e-Tendering System, with prior expressions of interest being required by the first tender submission deadline, which was on 27th March 2020. This tender presents excellent opportunities for businesses in the scientific and technical equipment sector, particularly those specialising in high-resolution X-ray diffraction instruments and related technologies. Companies that manufacture or supply advanced equipment for characterising thin films, particularly those focusing on transition metal oxides and chalcogenides, would be well-suited to compete. The successful contractor in this tender was Bruker UK, indicating a competitive market for specialised scientific instrumentation within educational institutions. ## Notice For routine characterization of MBE-grown thin films of transition metal oxides and dichalcogenides, we require an x-ray system for high-resolution x-ray diffraction which fulfills the following requirements. The instrument will be used to characterize crystallographic structure, composition, thickness, strain/relaxation and quality of thin films and heterostructures of transition metal oxides and chalcogenides as well as of single crystals, organic thin films, and others. ### Lot Information Lot 1 For routine characterization of MBE-grown thin films of transition metal oxides and dichalcogenides, we require an x-ray system for high-resolution x-ray diffraction which fulfills the following requirements. The instrument will be used to characterize crystallographic structure, composition, thickness, strain/relaxation and quality of thin films and heterostructures of transition metal oxides and chalcogenides as well as of single crystals, organic thin films, and others.. All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our e-Tendering System (In-Tend). To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN388052 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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 | 10 Jun 2020 | | Submission deadline | 27 Mar 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 5 Jun 2020 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £230,000 | | Lots value | £230,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £249,954 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS | | Locality | ST ANDREWS | | Post town | Kirkcaldy | | Postcode | KY16 9LB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife | | Local authority | Fife | | Electoral ward | St Andrews | | Westminster constituency | North East Fife | | Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BRUKER | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 33111000 - X-ray devices - 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics ## Release History - 10 Jun 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN388052 - 25 Feb 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB381968 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB381968&idx=1 27th February 2020 - Portal Instructions - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB381968 School of Physics & Astronomy: Thin Film X-Ray System - For routine characterization of MBE-grown thin films of transition metal oxides and dichalcogenides, we require an x-ray system for high-resolution x-ray diffraction which fulfills the following requirements. The instrument will be used to characterize crystallographic structure, composition, thickness, strain/relaxation and quality of thin films and heterostructures of transition metal oxides and chalcogenides as well as of single crystals, organic thin films, and others. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN388052 School of Physics & Astronomy: Thin Film X-Ray System - For routine characterization of MBE-grown thin films of transition metal oxides and dichalcogenides, we require an x-ray system for high-resolution x-ray diffraction which fulfills the following requirements. The instrument will be used to characterize crystallographic structure, composition, thickness, strain/relaxation and quality of thin films and heterostructures of transition metal oxides and chalcogenides as well as of single crystals, organic thin films, and others. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/procurement/ - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485 - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews - https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000614485.json.