RFP QuestBeta
Awarded · ResultStage · contract

University of Bristol

Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis System

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£108k
Awarded21 Feb 2022
Published1 Dec 2022
RegionSouth West
Outcome — awarded

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

Contract value in context
£108ktotal 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

An Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) instrument is required to accompany a Field Emission sourced Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) for the EM Labs Small Research Facility based in the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol.

The successful bid shall provide a package that shall enable robust and cost-effective routine, high-volume throughput of samples with minimal maintenance thereby enabling near continuous operation.

The instrumentation shall be used to observe and characterise both morphology and chemistry of earth science materials.

User base includes staff, post-graduates and visitors to the School of Earth Sciences with a wide range of SEM experience from novice to expert user.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

An Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) instrument is

An Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) instrument is required to accompany a Field Emission sourced Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) for the EM Labs Small Research Facility based in the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol.

02

The successful bid shall provide a package

The successful bid shall provide a package that shall enable robust and cost-effective routine, high-volume throughput of samples with minimal maintenance thereby enabling near continuous operation.

03

The instrumentation shall be used to observe

The instrumentation shall be used to observe and characterise both morphology and chemistry of earth science materials.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

Buyer intelligence

Make the case to bid

Reveal who to approach at University of Bristol, and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.

Sign up free to unlock buyer intelligence

Free to start. Named contacts come from published notices; the strategy is generated from the buyer’s news, accounts and people.

Source & provenance
OCID
455b19ce-8bbc-4f54-8bed-d69113d5e428
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
tender_264715/1152405
View the original notice on Contracts Finder

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

Market context

Who wins this kind of work

The suppliers and buyers around this opportunity — drawn from official award data. Drag to orbit; click a node to explore.

Top suppliers & buyers in Laboratory & Precision Equipment

This view needs WebGL, which this browser has turned off.

University of Bristol’s tender network

This view needs WebGL, which this browser has turned off.
Also open now

Similar open tenders

UKRI-6001 Automated Washer System

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Closes 18 Sept 2026Industrial Machinery
£1.9mValue

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices (MPRDTD)

BlueLight Commercial

Closes 30 May 2027Laboratory Equipment
£10.0mValue