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# AFM for 2DM studies in the inert environments.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/afm-for-2dm-studies-in-the-inert-environments-ocds-h6vhtk-029c2f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER: "AFM for 2DM studies in the inert environments.". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-manchester-urn-133842)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 March 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Checking and testing apparatus, Microscopes
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £240,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/afm-for-2dm-studies-in-the-inert-environments-ocds-h6vhtk-029c2f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029c2f`

## 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.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/afm-for-2dm-studies-in-the-inert-environments-ocds-h6vhtk-029c2f#tl-md)

## Description
The project aims to study a broad range of air-sensitive 2D materials and their heterostructures, and perform scanning probe studies of their mechanical, electronic and chemical properties tested simultaneously using a state-of-the-art scanning probe instrument. The proposed platform must include a variety of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) modes (cAFM, EFM, PFM, Force Curves, KpFM, friction AFM, Youngs modulus measurements, non-invasive topography, nanomanipulation and nanolithography) and allow their use in an inert gas environment, such as argon or nitrogen with

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The system must be fully compatible with an argon-filled glovebox of internal workspace dimensions: 1250 mm (W) x 780 mm (D) x 900 mm (H) and fitted with anti-vibration optical table to support the AFM system. In avoidance of doubt, the system must p...
- **Contract Period:** 22/04/2021 to 30/09/2021

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** AFM for 2DM studies in the inert environments. (active)
  - Award id: `008755-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Inc.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-57180`
  - Value: £240,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** AFM for 2DM studies in the inert environments. (active)
  - Signed Value: £240,000
  - Signed Date: 11/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008755-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-23T13:30:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:18:54.359Z
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