Scanning electron microscopes

Tender description

This tender is for the supply, delivery and installation of a Tungsten Scanning Electron Microscope with low vacuum capability. The successful supplier will be expected to offer a training package and a service contract for the maintenance and repair of the above equipment for a minimum of 5 years. The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, is not only a leading visitor attraction but is one of the world's leading authorities and research institutes in natural history. The Museum's Imaging and Analysis Centre provides analytical and imaging facilities to the Earth and Life Science departments. The fundamental aim of the Imaging and Analysis Centre (IAC) is to meet, to a standard of international excellence, the research and curatorial requirements in advanced microscopy and chemical analysis for the scientific staff in both the Earth and Life science departments. The facilities operate as an interdepartmental resource for both Museum scientists and visiting researchers from around the world, and additionally contribute to income generation from many of the Museum's Consultancy Sectors. The Natural History Museum wishes to purchase of a tungsten Scanning Electron Microscope with low vacuum capability. The instrument must be compatible with the Museum's existing EDX system (X-Max 80mm2, Oxford Instruments) currently installed on the LEO1455VP SEM and the supporting INCA platform.