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# 1686 - Dynamic and Correlative Imaging using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (DCI-TERS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/1686-dynamic-and-correlative-imaging-using-tip-enhanced-raman-spectroscopy-dci-ters-ocds-h6vhtk-031aa1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Nottingham: "1686 - Dynamic and Correlative Imaging using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (DCI-TERS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Mar 2022, 10:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Nottingham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-nottingham-urn-133856)
- **Published Value:** £1,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 March 2022 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Emission measurement equipment, Mass spectrometer, Spectrometers, Spectrum analyser
- **Delivery Location:** UKF14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £824,045 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031aa1`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/1686-dynamic-and-correlative-imaging-using-tip-enhanced-raman-spectroscopy-dci-ters-ocds-h6vhtk-031aa1#tl-md)

## Description
The University requests tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified Suppliers to establish a contract for the provision of a state-of-the-art capability for physicochemical imaging of molecular materials with nanoscale precision at both the liquid-solid and gas-solid interfaces based on Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS). The single-platform analytical tool will be flexibly configured to enable molecular fingerprint imaging of materials significantly below the diffraction limit for sampling both liquids and solids, with near-single-molecule-level sensitivity, correlatable with 3D topographical analysis and other surface physical characteristics from a single nanoscale volume, and in response to temperature, humidity and electrical potential (aka "Dynamic and Correlative Imaging using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy" (DCI-TERS)).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38433000, 38433100, 38433200, 38433300
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £1,600,000
- **Description:** Please refer to Tender Documentation. Additional information: EPSRCGrant Offer: Research Grant, Standard ResearchGrant Title: Dynamic physicochemical nanoscale imaging at the solid-liquid interface

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1686 - Dynamic and Correlative Imaging using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (DCI-TERS) (active)
  - Award id: `022911-2022-2022/S 000-005125-1`
  - Supplier(s): **HORIBA UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-61742`
  - Value: £824,045 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1686 - Dynamic and Correlative Imaging using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (DCI-TERS) (active)
  - Signed Value: £824,045
  - Signed Date: 21/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022911-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-18T08:19:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:23:41.364Z
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