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EH Curatorial (Collections and Conservation)

Benchtop X-Ray Diffraction instrument - AWARD

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33111000 38000000 33111300 33111800 38582000 38947000
Value£139k
Awarded4 Sept 2024
Published18 Oct 2024
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£139ktotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

The brief

English Heritage Conservation Science team are seeking to procure a benchtop XRD instrument.

This will supplement existing equipment to analyse historic collections in situ, at English Heritage sites across the country.

The English Heritage collection spans from prehistoric to modern materials, with a large archaeological collection and archive, as well as fine and decorative arts, and social history.

Analysis of these materials helps identify the materials present and any deterioration products, but also understand the impact of the environmental on the collections.

XRD will be used to analyze metal corrosion products, organics and stone samples, which may contain clays and soluble salts, in the laboratory.

The supplier is expected to supply and install the benchtop XRD instrument, give appropriate training and support, and to be able to maintain the system over a number of years (minimum 5 years for parts).

Tendered prices should include equipment purchase price, delivery to English Heritage, installation, training and minimum one year warranty.

It should also include, itemized separately, the optional costs of maintenance contracts for the system, for one, two and three year periods after expiry of the warranty.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The supplier is expected to supply

The supplier is expected to supply and install the benchtop XRD instrument, give appropriate training and support, and to be able to maintain the system over a number of years (minimum 5 years for parts).

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Tendered prices should include equipment purchase price

Tendered prices should include equipment purchase price, delivery to English Heritage, installation, training and minimum one year warranty.

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It should also include, itemized separately,

It should also include, itemized separately, the optional costs of maintenance contracts for the system, for one, two and three year periods after expiry of the warranty.

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Source & provenance
OCID
177e44fd-d2de-44df-8792-3eb76b22ebab
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
IT-223-2081-P/REF EH 00002081 - AWARD
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