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# Raman & FT-IR System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/raman-ft-ir-system-ocds-h6vhtk-044695). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Exeter: "Raman & FT-IR System". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £410,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-exeter-urn-133817)
- **Published Value:** £410,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Microscopes, Spectrometers
- **Delivery Location:** UKK4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/raman-ft-ir-system-ocds-h6vhtk-044695#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044695`

## 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/raman-ft-ir-system-ocds-h6vhtk-044695#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D79271%26B%3DEXETER)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/raman-ft-ir-system-ocds-h6vhtk-044695#participate

## Description
The University of Exeter is looking for a supplier(s) to provide a Raman microscope and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy microscope for a project being delivered by the Camborne School of Mines at the University’s Penryn campus in Cornwall.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Raman Microscope
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38433000, 38510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £305,000
- **Description:** This instrument measures the “Raman shift” which is essentially the chemical bonding within a solid sample. It can be used to map and understand the chemistry of rock, sediments and soils. For example, it can measure surface passivation, such as sulp...

### Lot 2: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Microscope
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38433000, 38510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £103,000
- **Description:** This instrument measures the infrared absorption of a solid material and is useful for determining the concentrations of covalently-bonded species in a mineral, such as water and CO2, which are especially challenging to analyse by other means. Analys...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `007911-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007911-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-12T16:18:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:07:00.352Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044695