1364/ITT/SC - 3D Surface Metrology Equipment

Tender description

UoN requires an instrument that can measure the surface profile of objects up to 20 cm in lateral size, with a resolution able to detect features down to 10 nm, in a non-contact manner. The machine will be able to investigate a wide range of projects and technics related to surfaces, coatings and multilayers utilising technics ranging from PVD to liquid plasma spraying to chemically and mechanically modified structures. Materials such as defects on coatings that are electrically insulating but thermally conducting, interfaces, electrode interfaces for batteries and fuel cells, microdevices, ice-phobic coatings, microcracks formation on the surface of a large gear or turbine blade, surface finish on magnetic materials, sample thickness measurements for thin film analysis and so on. The instrument should be able to provide an optical image as well as a 3D height profile of the surface. The output should be a file format suitable for further analyses with surface metrology software already available at UoN. Additional information: 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` button at the foot on the right hand side. 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.. Once you have registered, log-in and go to Current Tenders/view printable details, then expressed interest in the project. Once you have registered, expressed interest in the project AND 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`. Internet Explorer (not Mozilla Firefox) should be used and pop ups must be allowed. 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. 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 Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No