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# Greener Surfaces for Science: Procurement of Silane Vapor Deposition System with Plasma Cleaning

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/greener-surfaces-for-science-procurement-of-silane-vapor-deposition-system-with-plasma-cle-ocds-h6vhtk-02d4c9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** REFEYN LTD: "Greener Surfaces for Science: Procurement of Silane Vapor Deposition System with Plasma Cleaning". Published status: complete. Published Value: £280,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.refeyn.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [REFEYN LTD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/refeyn-ltd-coh-11333643)
- **Published Value:** £280,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 September 2021 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/greener-surfaces-for-science-procurement-of-silane-vapor-deposition-system-with-plasma-cle-ocds-h6vhtk-02d4c9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d4c9`

## 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/greener-surfaces-for-science-procurement-of-silane-vapor-deposition-system-with-plasma-cle-ocds-h6vhtk-02d4c9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [refeyn.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refeyn.com%2Ftenders)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/greener-surfaces-for-science-procurement-of-silane-vapor-deposition-system-with-plasma-cle-ocds-h6vhtk-02d4c9#participate

## Description
In June 2021, Refeyn Ltd received a Business Investment Fund Grant from the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to invest in capital equipment to make the everyday use of our innovative life sciences technology greener. This will enable Refeyn to introduce a new line of eco-friendly consumables to complement the mass photometry equipment it produces.
Specifically, the purpose of this procurement is to purchase a suitable Chemical Vapour Disposition System to allow us to prepare surfaces to the standards required for mass photometry. Refeyn has carried extensive proof-of-concept work to establish the viability and effectiveness of our approach - ensuring feasibility and minimising risks.
The tender documentation, including a detailed overview of required specification and scoring, is available as attached here or at https://www.refeyn.com/tenders.
Any questions must be received by 3rd September 2021, which will be answered no later than 8th September 2021. No questions will be answered after that date.
Questions can be submitted via https://www.refeyn.com/tenders
or by emailing andrew.justo@refeyn.com. All questions and answers will be added to the Company website.
Please return an electronic copy of your Bid including any supporting material by email to andrew.justo@refeyn.com no later than 5:00pm BST on 13th September 2021. Please use a delivery and read receipt on your email to confirm it has been delivered. Failure to submit your Bid by the closing time and date may result in your Bid not being evaluated. Bids must remain valid and open for acceptance for three months from the closing date for return of the RFQ.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £280,000
- **Description:** Refeyn is an Oxford company that has pioneered mass photometry, a technology that makes it possible to study important biomolecules, such as those used in therapeutics, in a completely new way. Refeyn instruments measure the mass of individual molecu...
- **Contract Period:** 26/09/2021 to 17/12/2021

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023245-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **JPK Semiconductor Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169148`
  - Value: US$355,113 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023245-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: US$355,113
  - Signed Date: 16/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023245-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-17T16:33:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T10:13:55.428Z
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