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# Dual growth chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dual-growth-chamber-molecular-beam-epitaxy-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04b61f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sheffield: "Dual growth chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy System". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £5,000,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sheffield](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sheffield-urn-133872)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKE3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b61f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/dual-growth-chamber-molecular-beam-epitaxy-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04b61f#tl-md)

## Description
This is a PIN notice for a procurement exercise, which is likely to be published by the University of Sheffield in early 2025:
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.
NEF currently supplies epitaxy wafers to over 200 users across 28 UK Universities and industry to support UKRI grants worth over £150M.  Our performance is governed by Key Performance Indicators agreed with the EPSRC and include reactor downtime.  Therefore, reliability of the system is a key factor, and exemplary after sales service, equipment monitoring tools, and back-up systems are essential.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: To be confirmed within the eventual tender exercise
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The System must comprise of:
1. Two vacuum-linked growth chambers with high capacity sources and high speed pumping arrangements suitable for the production of arsenide/phosphide and arsenide/antimonide materials of the highest purity.
2. Dedicated s...

### Lot 2: To be confirmed within the eventual tender exercise
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** See details provided against the entry for Lot 1. Additional information: See details provided against the entry for Lot 1

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036718-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-13T13:04:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T00:49:54.939Z
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