Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of St Andrews · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Bruker UK Ltd, Spinflex Instruments Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,648,365.40 across 5 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Instruments for checking physical characteristics (CPV 38400000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 016553-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Apr 2025
- Published23 Apr 2025Published 16 days after the contract date
Description
- Q-band resonator with small sample access for high absolute sensitivity. - Operating temperatures from 1.8 K to 300 K. - Compatible with Cryogenics Cryogen Free Variable Temperature Cryostat. - Connected via WR-28 waveguides. - Cold sample loading system. - Typical B1 conversion factor at low Q. - Sample access size: diameter and active length. - Bandwidth at low Q. - Optical access. - Short ring down time with low Q and high-power pulses. Additional information: All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| School of Chemistry: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Q-Band Pulse EPR Resonator with High Absolute Sensitivity | Bruker UK Ltd | £38,765 |
| School of Chemistry: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Q-Band Pulse EPR Spectrometer | Spinflex Instruments Ltd SME | £402k |
| School of Chemistry: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Q-Band Pulse Microwave Amplifier | Spinflex Instruments Ltd SME | £402k |
| School of Chemistry: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Radiofrequency Amplifier | Spinflex Instruments Ltd SME | £402k |
| School of Chemistry: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Q-Band Pulse EPR Resonator with High Concentration Sensitivity | Spinflex Instruments Ltd SME | £402k |
About the suppliers
Bruker UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00923086).
Spinflex Instruments Ltd: every public contract they have won.