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University of Northumbria at Newcastle

T24/0084 - Environmental SEM

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38511100
Value£221k
Deadline15 Jul 2025
Published24 Jul 2025
RegionNorth East
Timeline
Published 24 Jul 2025ClosedCloses 15 Jul 2025
Contract value in context
£221ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

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The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Northumbria University specified a requirement for

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.

02

The delivery must commence in September 2025

The delivery must commence in September 2025.

03

The eSEM must be capable to operate

The eSEM must be capable to operate in high, low and environmental mode with a wide pressure range (up to 4000 Pa).

04

It needs to deliver high-resolution imaging

It needs to deliver high-resolution imaging and perform energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), featuring a Field Emission Gun (FEG) column.

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