Awarded contract

Provision of a 300mm Capable High Throughput Electron Beam Lithography System

Details

Supplier(s)
JEOL (UK) Ltd
Value
£7,461,509
Duration
16 years
Topic
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published
12 December 2022

Tender description

The University is looking to procure a new 300mm capable high throughput Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) Write Tool for the Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, to be used by researchers, students, and the wider UK academic community to provide state-of-the-art nanometer scale lithography service. The instrument to be procured will directly replace a JEOL JBX9300FS which suffered a failure in 2021 (the removal of which is an optional requirement of this tender). The user base for the machine is approximately 40 users. Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via the University's electronic tendering portal, In Tend, found at the following address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton/aspx/home

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date2 December 2022
  2. Completed: Award published12 December 2022
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date1 December 2038

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.

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

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