Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c11-b2ec-7153-b784-e8fe03147fe6/the-supply-of-a-carbon-coater-for-transmission-electron-microscope-tem closed GB open procedure # The supply of a Carbon Coater for Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) [University of Exeter](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-exeter) Estimated value Not stated Published 19 Apr 2017 Deadline Closed 17 May 2017 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Carbon films are used in electron microscopy as they enable the imaging of samples on grids. They are transparent to the electron beam but are also conductive, thermostable and produce a low background signal. This enables the samples (in this case proteins or other small molecules) to stick and be evenly distributed on the grids. Our research is in the field of cryo-electron microscopy, specifically the structure and function of membrane-embedded protein transporters. Samples are prepared in the wet laboratory and screened in the electron microscope on negatively-stained carbon coated grids for purity and homogeneity. We wish to purchase a Carbon Coater that can produce carbon coated grids which have to be produced quickly and with differing thickness, to identify the best conditions for each type of sample. This requirement means that carbon coating needs to be performed several times a week with a dedicated and fast automated system, capable of specifically setting the thickness of the carbon layer required. It should be possible to customise, store and export programmes, allowing versatility and reproducibility. Due to space restrictions, the machine should also be a small bench-top version rather than a large free-standing system. The system should also be modular, so that additional devices such as sputter coaters or cryo-modules can be added later. ## CPV classification Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e7c258c7-2eeb-4916-a2e0-411d6b2bcbb2) 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](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile University of Exeter: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-exeter) [Sector More Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa aparatury naukowo – badawczej dla INTiBS PAN we Wrocławiu, z podziałem na dwa zadania: ZADANIE 1: stacjonarny analizator impedancji (0,01 Hz – 1 MHz) ZADANIE 2: stacjonarny analizator impedancji (1MHz - 1GHz) · Instytut Niskich Temperatur i Badań Strukturalnych im. Włodzimierza Trzebiatowskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-619a-714a-bd19-e119865a29ce/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Modernizácia vedecko-výskumnej infraštruktúry Katedry jadrovej chémie Prírodovedeckej fakulty Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave · Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-65a9-72ca-9922-4b240629b051/slovakia-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-modern) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Liquid Handling System · Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9882-716e-89c9-cdf421537c1b/germany-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-liquid) [Detection and analysis apparatus – Zaawansowana platforma do badań emisji akustycznej. Znak sprawy: DZPZ.282.65.2026.MK · Politechnika Śląska · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-10e7-7353-9fc0-d245bd78322b/poland-detection-and-analysis-apparatus-zaawansowana-platforma-do-badan-emis) [Electron microscopes – Prístroje a zariadenia pre projekt: Vývoj a výroba udržateľných bio-vláknových uhlíkových anód pre vysokovýkonné lítium-iónové batérie na podporu dekarbonizácie a energetickej nezávislosti Košíc a Košického kraja · Technická univerzita v Košiciach · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-651c-7266-b85f-cef62e6c451c/slovakia-electron-microscopes-pristroje-a-zariadenia-pre-projekt-vyvoj-a-vy) [Vibration analysers – Dostawa wibrometru laserowego na potrzeby Politechniki Lubelskiej. · Politechnika Lubelska · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7c9f-71ac-ba41-52e17a7ec92f/poland-vibration-analysers-dostawa-wibrometru-laserowego-na-potrzeby-politec)