TEM_SEM_2xLots_ITT720

Tender description

Description of equipment: Transmission electron microscope (TEM) Scanning electron microscope – physical sciences (SEM1) Scanning electron microscope – life sciences (SEM2) Three complementary electron microscopes are requested, configured for high flexibility and high-throughput within a multi-user, multi-sample environment. Tenders are invited for all three instruments, or separate tenders for Lot1 (TEM) and Lot2 (SEM1 & SEM2), as appropriate. Purpose/ Statement of Use: The new Nottingham Centre for Nanoscale Research (NCNR) will host this EM instrumentation, maximising use across a wide range of materials science programmes of interest to the partner Faculties of Engineering, Science and Health Sciences. Tenders will be reviewed by an Evaluation Panel drawing from the NCNR Steering Group EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSE: 26 June 2015 TENDERERS MUST EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST THROUGH FIRST REGISTERING ON THE UNIVERSITY`S E-TENDERING SYSTEM https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/ Non-compliant expressions of interest (EOI) will not be considered or acknowledged. The university reserves the right to cancel the tender process at any stage. The University does not accept any liability for any costs incurred in tendering To EXPRESS INTEREST: Please first register on the eTendering system then Login and go to Tenders. Find the project scroll down to View Details and then scroll down to the Express Interest (EOI) button at the foot on the right hand side. Once you have registered, expressed interest in the project your EOI will be accepted and an email will automatically be sent notifying you (to the inserted publish email address at point of registration) that it has been accepted and a second email notifying you that the documents have been published to your site under `My Tenders`. All correspondence relating to this project should only be made through the e-Tendering web site. Click on CREATE NEW CORRESPONDENCE once you have logged on to the Web site and follow the instructions. Select send message via web option rather than `by email` option as this is received by the host company not directly to UoN. Internet Explorer (not Mozilla Firefox) should be used and pop ups must be allowed. NOTE: To make sure you receive our email notifications. to ensure our emails reach your inbox please add our email domain @in-tend.co.uk to your safe senders list and check your spam filter settings. HELP?: Should you encounter any problems with using the Web site (including if you get locked out), contact the In-Tend Help Desk on 0844 272 8810 support@in-tend.co.uk