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title: "(NU/1833) Supply of a Maskless Aligner for Optical Lithography"
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# (NU/1833) Supply of a Maskless Aligner for Optical Lithography

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nu-1833-supply-of-a-maskless-aligner-for-optical-lithography-ocds-h6vhtk-03849d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle University: "(NU/1833) Supply of a Maskless Aligner for Optical Lithography". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-university-GB-FTS-95021)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 December 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03849d`

## 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/nu-1833-supply-of-a-maskless-aligner-for-optical-lithography-ocds-h6vhtk-03849d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Dd605e381-2564-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nu-1833-supply-of-a-maskless-aligner-for-optical-lithography-ocds-h6vhtk-03849d#participate

## Description
There is a large and growing number of research groups from multiple schools across the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering at Newcastle University which would benefit from the rapid and cost-efficient prototyping capabilities of a maskless aligner for optical lithography. Therefore, we are looking to purchase a maskless aligner for optical lithography to meet this growing need.
Such a system will enable us to rapidly and cost-efficiently fabricate electronic, photonic, and mechanical devices with microscale precision, high throughput, and superior reliability, thereby accelerating our University’s research productivity and allowing us to explore new research frontiers on the microscale. The scope of this contract is for the supply, delivery and help in installation of the equipment detailed in Invitation to Tender document to the University, with after-sales support and 24 months warranty and maintenance.
Expressions of interest in this project can be made by registering via the University's etendering portal at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=d605e381-2564-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091
The contract reference is NU/1833.
The deadline for expressing an interest in this tender is Monday 12th December 2022 at 16:00 hours GMT

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** There is a large and growing number of research groups from multiple schools across the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering at Newcastle University which would benefit from the rapid and cost-efficient prototyping capabilities of a maskle...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032379-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-15T14:05:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:41:43.166Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03849d