UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded contract

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Supply of Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy Detector to STFC ITAC

Awarded 12 Feb 2018

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Awarded12 Feb 2018

Value£48,050.00

SupplierOxford Instruments Nanoanalysis

AgencyUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryManufacturing & Industrial

Ended 7y 9mo ago1y term

Awarded 12 Feb 2018Expired 12 Feb 2019

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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED awarded a contract to Oxford Instruments Nanoanalysis for the supply of an Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS, EDX) detector for chemical inspection in the ITAC MNT R1 clean room facilities at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

The detector was required to be compatible with a Carl Zeiss Sigma 300 FE-SEM, featuring windowed silicon drift detector technology with liquid nitrogen-free cooling, detector area above 30 mm2, resolution of 129eV or better at Mn K-alpha, detection range from beryllium, motorized retraction, and scanning modes including mapping, line and point scan with quantitative analysis.

The contract included software and a Windows 7/10 PC, a minimum 12-month warranty, availability of parts and support for at least 10 years, and installation and training for five persons at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

Delivery was required before the end of March 2018.

The contract value was £48,050.

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