Awarded contract

X-Ray Powder Diffractometer

  • University of Edinburgh

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-006241

Published 26 March 2021, 2:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University of Edinburgh

Charles Stewart House

Edinburgh

EH1 1HT

Contact

John Kenmure

Email

j.kenmure@ed.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1316504776

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

X-Ray Powder Diffractometer

Reference number

EC0983

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38530000 - Diffraction apparatus

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

X-Ray Powder Diffractometer

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The aim of this purchase is to establish an X-ray powder diffraction facility to support materials research in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, Geosciences, Biological Sciences and Engineering. The instrument will have a high energy X-ray source (e.g. a hard radiation source such as Ag or Mo) with a fast X-ray detector and a goniometer capable of housing many different reaction cells to include a high temperature furnace (300-2500K), cryostat (300-10K), humidity cell (260-420K), electrochemical testing cell and slurry flow cell. This modular diffractometer will allow different types of samples, e.g. powders and thin films to be measured.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: as per procurement docs / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-006141


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

EC0983

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:648954)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Edinburgh

EH1 1HT

Country

United Kingdom