Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf4-4653-73b5-b7e1-e12abb7c0d7f/grinder [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBopen procedure # Grinder [University of Southampton](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-southampton) Estimated value £181,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 25 Nov 2015 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Supply and installation of an automated wafer surface grinding system with ancillary equipment to enhance the University of Southampton's optical and semiconductor materials processing capabilities for a number of high-impact projects in the major engineering themes of Quantum Technologies and Photonics. This system will be integrated into existing lab facilities in the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton and will be used to expand the breadth of its manufacturing capabilities to stimulate new research ties across academia and industry via the EPSRC Quantum Hub initiative. The acquisition of this system will enable university researchers to manufacture new combinations of micron-scale-thickness optical and semiconductor material layers to tackle fundamental research in quantum light-matter interactions, quantum sensors, and telecommunications. ## CPV classification Milling machines Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/4afd4f33-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileUniversity of Southampton: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-southampton)[SectorMore Industrial machinery tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/industrial-machinery) ## More tenders like this [Machining centre – Fourniture, livraison, installation et mise en service de 2 centres d’usinage 5 axes à commande numérique pour les formations de la filière bois dispensées aux lycées professionnels des Métiers Jeanne Malivel à Pleyben et Le Blavet à Pontivy Conseil régional de Bretagne 42 days left 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-61b6-73ad-bffe-20dacea0aad2/france-machining-centre-fourniture-livraison-installation-et-mise-en-servi)[Comminutors – dostawa fabrycznie nowego rozdrabniacza DO ZUOK W długoszynie Celowy Związek Gmin CZG-12 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-46e5-7283-9987-601a638967d8/poland-comminutors-dostawa-fabrycznie-nowego-rozdrabniacza-do-zuok-w-dlugosz)[Parts of general-purpose machinery – „Доставка на резервни части и следгаранционна поддръжка на техника за третиране на битови отпадъци, транспортьори, барабанни сита и сепаратори, произведени от Eggersmann Anlagenbau GmbH в завод за МБТ на отпадъци с производство на RDF-гориво – ОП СПТО“ СТОЛИЧНА ОБЩИНА 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-475a-7386-9a5b-115527102091/bulgaria-parts-of-general-purpose-machinery-dostavka-na-rezervni-casti-i-sl)[Pumps and compressors – Levering en onderhoud van mobiele pompsystemen Waterschap Limburg 17 days left 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-2cb1-72c8-9391-a51612a7f62c/netherlands-pumps-and-compressors-levering-en-onderhoud-van-mobiele-pompsyst)[Filtering apparatus – Marché public global de performance pour la fourniture, la mise en service, l'exploitation et la maintenance de systèmes d'épuration d'air dans des stations de métro de Lyon SYTRAL Mobilités - TRANSPORT 14 days left 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1bd8-7372-8499-8fd1553e88ce/france-filtering-apparatus-marche-public-global-de-performance-pour-la-fourn)[Heat pumps – Snížení energetické náročnosti areálu firmy TESLA Mladá Vožice a.s. - vytápění TESLA Mladá Vožice a.s. 38 days left 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-9b1d-729b-a1a7-7145dd3ffb8a/czechia-heat-pumps-snizeni-energeticke-narocnosti-arealu-firmy-tesla-mlada-v)