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# Supply of a Plasma Etch Tool for Silicon Carbide (SiC) Etching

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-a-plasma-etch-tool-for-silicon-carbide-sic-etching-ocds-h6vhtk-029388). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Swansea University: "Supply of a Plasma Etch Tool for Silicon Carbide (SiC) Etching". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Swansea University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/swansea-university-coh-rc000639)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory furniture, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments, Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-a-plasma-etch-tool-for-silicon-carbide-sic-etching-ocds-h6vhtk-029388#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029388`

## 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/supply-of-a-plasma-etch-tool-for-silicon-carbide-sic-etching-ocds-h6vhtk-029388#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-a-plasma-etch-tool-for-silicon-carbide-sic-etching-ocds-h6vhtk-029388#participate

## Description
This Tender Specification is for the supply and delivery of a Plasma Etch Tool for SiC etching.  In procuring this system, the University is seeking to augment its well-established existing plasma etch and deposition tool set, expanding the capabilities that the CISM will be able to provide.
The new tool will be of strategic importance in delivering both frontside SiC etch capability for power MOSFET trench applications, and backside SiC via etch capability for GaN-on-SiC device applications.  Reliability of the equipment is therefore paramount to maintaining, supporting and complimenting the wide array of experimental work that will be conducted within the facility.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38900000, 38970000, 39180000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** This Tender Specification is for the supply and delivery of a Plasma Etch Tool for SiC etching.  In procuring this system, the University is seeking to augment its well-established existing plasma etch and deposition tool set, expanding the capabilit...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 014061-2021-SU111(21)-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SPTS Technologies**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133642`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 014061-2021-SU111(21)-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/05/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014061-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-21T14:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:38:30.841Z
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