# GB-Leeds: E/3441 - Specimen finishing system, Ion beam thinning system

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Leeds](/buyers/university-of-leeds/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £500,000
- Published: 11 December 2018
- Planned start: 28 January 2019
- Planned end: 28 January 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: ecf5e9c9-435c-419c-ba92-f28ab5dd548b-258298
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-09d33328-075e-44f8-ab0d-03afa4848bd0

## Description

SuperSTEM, the UK National Research Facility for Advanced Electron Microscopy, which is operated under the auspices of the School of Chemical and Process Engineering \(SCAPE\) at the University of Leeds, is seeking tenders for a versatile Ion Beam Transmission Electron Microscopy \(TEM\) specimen preparation \(thinning\) and finishing system, equipped with a cryo-stage for low temperature sample preparation\. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises \(SMEs\)\. However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecf5e9c9-435c-419c-ba92-f28ab5dd548b-258298)