Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca6-3f99-718c-a5d7-a5ae69452f64/the-bridge-equipment-sample-coater awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # The Bridge Equipment - Sample Coater [University of Lincoln](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-lincoln) Estimated value £32,398 Published 20 Jan 2022 Deadline Closed 5 Nov 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 This is a contract award notice for the purchase of a combined carbon evaporation and metal sputtering sample coater to prepare insulating samples for analysis in the SEM. The coater reaches high vacuum in order to enable the use of oxidising metal with ultra-fine grain sizes. The coater is capable of fully automated coating and includes a tilt/rotation stage to enable even coating. The instrument is intended for use within the University of Lincoln's Advanced Engineering and Research and Development Building (The Bridge). Hosted by the University of Lincoln, The Bridge is a new Engineering and Materials Research and Development (R&D) centre that sits at the heart of, and serves, Lincolnshire's science and technology sector. The Bridge R&D centre is designed to be a collaborative research facility acting as a bridge between industry partners and the University. The purchase made under this contract award notice is part of the Bridge scheme which is externally funded by the European Regional Development Fund along with the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (GLLEP) via the Single Local Growth Fund. The University has carried out a Request for Quotation process. ## CPV classification Instrumentation and control equipment Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e45a2d2c-0860-4676-9c4b-7aa322709c03) 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 Lincoln: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-lincoln) [Sector More Electrical equipment & lighting tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/electrical-equipment-lighting) ## More tenders like this [Electronic equipment – Accord-cadre pour la fabrication de centrales domotiques et la fourniture de périphériques de chauffage. · EDF SA · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6544-712a-b0bc-bbc66ea2ca17/france-electronic-equipment-accord-cadre-pour-la-fabrication-de-centrales-do) [Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies – 10043090 – offenes verfahren oberhalb des eu-schwellenwertes ZUM abschluss einer rahmenvereinbarung ÜBER DIE lieferung UND installation VON hochspannungsgeräten FÜR DIE primärumspannwerke DER edyna 10043090 – procedura aperta sopra la soglia europea PER la stipula DI UN accordo quadro relativo ALLA fornitura CON POSA DI apparecchiature at PER cabine primarie edyna · Edyna SRL · 42 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-94f1-717a-9dd8-7042345d676f/italy-electronic-electromechanical-and-electrotechnical-supplies-10043090) [Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus – Mažųjų autobusų "Mercedes Benz Sprinter" elektros atsarginės dalys · UAB "Kauno autobusai" (PV) · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6812-7037-8c96-7773bbc7c828/lithuania-electrical-parts-of-machinery-or-apparatus-mazuju-autobusu-merced) [Electrical equipment and apparatus – Fourniture de matériels électriques · Thionville Fensch Agglomération · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-b078-7155-afab-fd9c6e3d1ff1/france-electrical-equipment-and-apparatus-fourniture-de-materiels-electrique) [Microelectronic machinery and apparatus – Fourniture d’une unité de stockage de plaques nues de 300 mm · Cea/Grenoble · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9416-7177-b4e3-65e734181c09/france-microelectronic-machinery-and-apparatus-fourniture-dune-unite-de-sto) [Linear accelerators – Linearbeschleuniger inkl. Vollwartungsvertrag für die ersten 5 Jahre · Universitätsklinikum Aachen AöR · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a21e-733d-8d49-c10f3ee8cc9d/germany-linear-accelerators-linearbeschleuniger-inkl-vollwartungsvertrag-fu)