Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-21
Buyer: University of Durham
Country: UK
Region: Tees Valley and Durham
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33111000: X-ray equipment | 33111400 | 38433000
Estimated value: 389000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Durham is a thriving centre for teaching and research in Geography and Archaeology. We have significant research activity in inorganic rocks, sediments, and archaeological materials. To underpin this work we require equipment to quickly and cheaply produce quantitative bulk chemical and bulk mineralogical data on a number of materials. The University are therefore looking to purchase a Combination X-ray Florescence (XRF) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Spectrometer and Bench-top X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Spectrometer
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We wish to purchase a combination X-ray Florescence (XRF) spectrometer and X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), capable of simultaneously determining the bulk elemental and bulk mineralogical composition of a wide range of inorganic materials. We also need to purchase ancillary equipment to help prepare samples for analysis in the unit.
We wish to purchase a Bench top X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Diffractometer, capable of determining the bulk mineralogical composition of a wide range of inorganic materials, including clay minerals, in real-time. The unit should be able to effectively analyse small amounts of powder sample (approximately 5 mg) to limit damage to archaeological objects.
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Requested in tender. Please go to the following link for relevant documents: http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6761
Requested in tender. Any mandatory technical requirements are detailed at the following link: http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6761