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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) System

Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: National Physical Laboratory: "X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) System". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNational Physical LaboratoryScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 59 active published awards; 23 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNational Physical Laboratory
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published25 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update25 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02efc3
What is being bought
XPS instrument with monochromated Al Ka and a monochromated higher energy (photon energy >2.5 keV) X-ray source with coincident sample illumination areas. Instrument must be capable of using an existing argon cluster ion source (Kratos minibeam 6), and capable of using an existing analytical SEM/SAM electron source, and automatic transfer and analysis of three or more sample holders in vacuum.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    25 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    25 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    A high-performance electron spectrometer system combining state of the art multi-Xray-source XPS functionality. Ability to automatically park, load and analyse multiple sample holders in vacuum. Motorised, data-system-integrated control of 5-axis sample manipulator allowing automated angle-resolved spectroscopy and rotation during etching. Multi-technique capability including Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), scanning Auger microscopy (SAM), ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) and ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS) on a bakeable ultra-high-vacuum chamber. Data system for full system control and automated data acquisition.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    25 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 25 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £540,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Kratos Analytical
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£540,000 · signed 25 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

National Physical Laboratory

Contracting authority GB-FTS-155
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  • National Physical Laboratory
    buyer

    Hampton Road, Teddington, UK, TW11 0LW
    charley.choules@npl.co.uk

  • Kratos Analytical
    supplier

    Trafford Wharf Rd, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester, UK, M17 1GP

  • NPL Management Ltd
    mediationBody
    reviewBody

    Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleOnly one XPS instrument manufacturer, Kratos Ltd, is capable of providing an instrument with these key requirements essential to NPL: 1) Automatic transfer and analysis of three or more sample holders. 2) Spatially coincident Al Ka and a higher energy source (photon energy >2.5 keV) with automated motorised change-over between sources. 3) Incorporation of an existing NPL capital item, an argon cluster ion source, of the value of £150,000 and has remaining lifetime of 10 years. 4) Incorporation of an existing NPL capital item, an analytical electron source, of the value of £100,000 and also has at least 10 years life left.