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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

University of Bristol

Procurement of a 1 Chip Imaging System

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000 38431000 38510000
Value£99k
Awarded22 Feb 2024
Published21 Mar 2024
RegionSouth West
Outcome — awarded

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

Contract value in context
£99ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This sits in the upper-middle of the Laboratory & Precision Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre (QTIC) at the University of Bristol provides SMEs, students, researchers and industry with facilities and equipment to support innovation in Quantum and related technologies.

Most of our members are developing silicon chips, including integrated photonics systems.

We maintain a pool of equipment which is available for users to rent on a flexible basis.

We focus on providing equipment that is likely to be in demand by current and future members.

The required equipment is a single imaging system to enable the inspection of silicon chips and similar samples.

It is intended to allow users to image features, including defects, on chips as a critical part of the R&D process, ultimately accelerating the progression of innovative new products to impact.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre (QTIC) at

The Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre (QTIC) at the University of Bristol provides SMEs, students, researchers and industry with facilities and equipment to support innovation in Quantum and related technologies.

02

Most of our members are developing silicon

Most of our members are developing silicon chips, including integrated photonics systems.

03

We maintain a pool of equipment

We maintain a pool of equipment which is available for users to rent on a flexible basis.

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Source & provenance
OCID
54cd3673-4dce-4d00-9c75-3a7ee4eb2acc
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
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