Upgrades to Crystallography Lab Equipment (Universal Goniometer & Arc-100 Detector)
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Rigaku Europe SE
- Value
- £243,000
- Duration
- 1 year
- Topic
- Diffraction apparatus
- Published
- 4 November 2022
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
1. We require a curved Hybrid Photon Counting (HPC) X-ray detector for single crystal diffraction applications. The detector should offer up to 100 degrees angular coverage from edge to edge and should be capable of rapid collections. The detector must be able to interface with a Rigaku 007 MicroMax-007 HF generator, a UG2 universal goniometer and work with Crysalis software. It also needs to be able to be serviced by engineers who are experts on the current and new equipment, and be covered by our current service contract. 2. We require an upgrade to the goniometer our Rigaku FR-E synergy-custom Mo source instrument. It must be a fast kappa geometry goniometer, allowing for collection scan speeds of up to 10°/sec. It must be compatible and able to perfectly interface with our current X-ray generator, Hypix detector, Oxford Cryostream 800, and Crysalis software. It also needs to be able to be serviced by existing service contracts.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date28 October 2022
- Completed: Award published4 November 2022Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date27 October 2023
About the buyer
University of Southampton is a higher education institution whose procurement team runs tenders and quotations under its own financial regulations. Tenders are advertised through In-Tend, the university's e-tendering system. Many contracts are awarded through framework agreements managed by the Southern Universities Procurement Consortium. Larger opportunities may also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Purchasing teams raise orders and requisitions for faculties and professional service groups. Procurement thresholds set the route to market, ranging from a single quotation to a formal tender. Contractors must hold appropriate insurance before work begins.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Southampton's contract awards have been in software and information systems, office and computing equipment and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 38530000 · Diffraction apparatus
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov |
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