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# X-Ray Diffractometer

[The University of Sheffield](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-university-of-sheffield)

Estimated value

£60,000

Published

18 Nov 2016

Deadline

Closed

14 Aug 2015

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

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- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

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[More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender

The University of Sheffield has awarded a tender on behalf of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering for an X-Ray Diffractometer.

We required a desktop X-Ray Diffractometer capable of rapid data collection from the wide diversity of materials studied by students and TUoS researchers– both small bulk pieces (pellets, off-cuts etc) and powdered specimens of ceramics, cements and refractories, metals and glasses.

## CPV classification

Diffraction apparatus

Source

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