Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c11-2e75-70d4-852e-c821ab6841d4/supply-of-an-inductively-coupled-plasma-optical-emission-spectrometer awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Supply of an Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometer [University of Exeter](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-exeter) Estimated value £57,000 Published 16 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 1 Dec 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The ICP-OES will be purchased to aid chemical analyses in conjunction with the NERC funded project JET - “Integrated Understanding of the Early Jurassic Earth System and Timescale”. Analyses will be performed on fossil shell materials and rocks to evaluate palaeoenvironmental parameters recorded in these geomaterials. Fossil materials that will be analysed in conjunction with the JET project comprise calcite. For the understanding of the preservation of these shell materials and the palaeoenvironmental information recorded in them, concentrations of Mg, Mn, Fe and Sr are of the greatest interest. The limited variabitility of Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios within the fossils makes it necessary to measure these ratios at great reproducibility (~ 1 % 2sd) in order to achieve a sufficient signal to noise ratio. Mn and Fe concentrations in the shell material are critical to ascertain good fossil preservation and minor differences (in the range of a few µg/g in the calcite) can be meaningful for such interpretation. Because of contraints on material availability the instrument needs to be able to quantify Mn and Fe concentrations in solutions at levels of ca. 1 ng/g. Additional information: Applicants will be required to register their interest for the relevant tender documents on the University of Exeter's electronic tendering 'In-Tend' System ([in-tendhost.co.uk](http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofexeter/asp/home.asp)) The procurement exercise is completely managed via this electronic system and only registering on [in-tendhost.co.uk](http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofexeter/asp/home.asp) will ensure that you receive all the relevant information and follow-up document. Registration is free of charge to potential suppliers. 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