University of Plymouth · Awarded contract
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Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes for Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network

Awarded 21 Jun 2021

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Awarded21 Jun 2021
Value£604,993.00
SupplierJEOL UK Ltd
AgencyUniversity of Plymouth
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 5y 4mo ago1d term
Awarded 21 June 2021Expired 22 June 2021

About

University of Plymouth awarded a contract to JEOL UK Ltd for the purchase of scanning electron microscopes as part of the Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network (PMCN) project.

The PMCN is a ~£1.7M project based within Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) at the University of Plymouth, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

The project started in March 2021 and will run for 2.5 years.

This project follows on from the Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project (~£1.7M) and Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (~£1M) projects, also supported by ERDF in 2011 and 2017 respectively, which have brought more than £500M of investment and revenue into Devon and the surrounding areas.

The new facility will incorporate three new instruments purchased using funds associated with the ERDF-funded project.

The contract value is AUD 604,993.

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