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# Dual-growth chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy System (2 Lots)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dual-growth-chamber-molecular-beam-epitaxy-system-2-lots-ocds-h6vhtk-04dd08). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sheffield: "Dual-growth chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy System (2 Lots)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sheffield](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sheffield-urn-133872)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Microelectronic machinery and apparatus and microsystems
- **Delivery Location:** UKE32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,878,210 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dd08`

## 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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- **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/dual-growth-chamber-molecular-beam-epitaxy-system-2-lots-ocds-h6vhtk-04dd08#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsheffield%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dual-growth-chamber-molecular-beam-epitaxy-system-2-lots-ocds-h6vhtk-04dd08#participate

## Description
The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) based at the University of Sheffield has been providing bespoke semiconductor wafers to academia and industry for 45 years. It is a unique world-class centre combining technical excellence and expertise with state-of-the-art epitaxy and material characterization equipment.
We are looking to further enhance our capability provision to the UK semiconductor community, by investing in a new linked dual-chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) System for arsenides/phosphides and arsenides/antimonides growth that is fully automated, capable of 24/7 operation, reliable, and resource-efficient allowing further expansion in the
future.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: MBE System
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £4,750,000
- **Description:** The system is replacing two existing VG reactors capable of 4" wafer growth of high-quality arsenides/phosphides and arsenides/antimonides, and should offer higher throughput
thanks to automation of growth recipes for 24/7 operation, and integrated s...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: In-situ monitoring equipment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000
- **Description:** As described within the tender documents

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** MBE System (active)
  - Award id: `062197-2025-4420/DM/25-1`
  - Supplier(s): **DCA Instruments Oy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-162996`
  - Value: £4,878,210 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** MBE System (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,878,210
  - Signed Date: 03/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062197-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-03T13:29:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:24:35.962Z
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