PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

T24/0084 - Environmental SEM

University of Northumbria at Newcastle · published 24 Jul 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID81fbf1ec-2171-4f89-93aa-2d6bf27ccdf9-856074
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-46301e19-eb28-4de8-84d9-9a1b07acb73d
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-319145
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£220,820
award field
Tender value
£220,820
tender field
Procurement method
Other -
Category
goods
CPV
38511100
Scanning electron microscopes
Delivery
North East, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Northumbria University specified a requirement for a versatile, high-resolution environmental scanning electron microscope (eSEM), capable of generating and collecting information from a variety of biological or biohybrid sample materials. The purchase will include installation, training and 2-year Service and Maintenance contract. The delivery must commence in September 2025. The eSEM must be capable to operate in high, low and environmental mode with a wide pressure range (up to 4000 Pa). It needs to deliver high-resolution imaging and perform energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), featuring a Field Emission Gun (FEG) column. This instrument will be used for soft and biological materials, such as biopolymers, composites, and biological cells, accommodating a wide range of biological sample sizes.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release24 Jul 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published15 Jul 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Aug 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Aug 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Thermo Fisher Scientific (FEI UK Ltd.)

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 24 Jul 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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