Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2e-a6cf-7292-a377-5e276693c131/nu1409-supply-installation-of-atomic-force-microscope-afm-fully-integrate awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # (NU/1409) Supply & Installation of Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) fully integrated on an Inverted Optical Microscope (IOM) [Newcastle University](https://tendernation.io/buyers/newcastle-university) Estimated value £340,000 Published 28 Nov 2018 Deadline Closed 28 Aug 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 Newcastle University have been awarded a grant by EPSRC to purchase a state-of-art Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) fully integrated on an Inverted Optical Microscope (IOM) to perform advanced measurements using both standard and hollow AFM cantilevers. The scope of this contract is for the supply, delivery and installation of equipment and as detailed in the Invitation to Tender document, with after-sales support and 60 months warranty and maintenance, all training necessary for safe and reliable operation of the system and a complete set of operating and maintenance documents. This opportunity is only being advertised to the Framework for High Value Imaging / Analysis Systems & Microscopy Instrumentation, Associated Equipment, Accessories, Consumables, Maintenance and Servicing of Equipment (HVLE) Ref Lab3054 NW, Lot 3 Scanning Probe Microscopes, Associated Equipment, Accessories, Consumables, Maintenance and Servicing of Equipment. ## CPV classification Microscopes Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d2de76f1-4807-4b6c-b3bf-6edaba0f7232) 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 Newcastle University: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/newcastle-university) [Sector More Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Vodíkový polygon CEETe H2 / CEETe H2 Hydrogen Polygon · Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-14ee-7238-941c-57e426068058/czechia-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-vodikov) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Training for 3 Automatic Asphalt Extraction Devices, including all necessary accessories required for complete and fully operational systems · Public Works Department · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c2c-7367-bb86-fdb6f5219ed7/cyprus-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-supply) [Parking meters – Parkautomaten · Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Haupt- und Personalamt, Abt. Allgemeiner Service, Zentraler Einkauf · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1396-70d0-82b5-dd09b1916cf7/germany-parking-meters-parkautomaten) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa systemu obrazowania fluorescencyjnego na rzecz Instytutu Agrofizyki im. Bohdana Dobrzańskiego PAN w Lublinie · Instytut Agrofizyki IM.BOHDANA Dobrzańskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-ceff-70be-b876-1f526e8d1cf5/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Sprzedaż wraz z dostarczeniem sondy wieloparametrowej z elektrodami oraz pompy próżniowej · Uniwersytet Rzeszowski · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1441-70f4-a723-f4e57a503570/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-sprzedaz) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – X-ray CT system for the analysis of rock and soil samples · ETH Zürich - Abt. Procurement & Export Services · 37 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c5a-739b-bb20-024917276057/switzerland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-x-r)