# Invitation to tender for the supply and maintenance of a microhardness tester

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY](/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £40,000
- Published: 15 February 2019
- Contract start: 29 March 2019
- Contract end: 30 April 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: aee7f205-67d0-483d-ba81-4962737e6c44-270273
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4cc76acb-eff3-49c8-995a-8c3540904f41

## Description

UKAEA is constructing a new facility, the Materials Testing Laboratory, to test advanced materials for use in fusion power or other extreme environments\. As part of this facility we require a microhardness tester for our research\. The basic performance parameters of the microhardness tester are set out below: 1\. Range of applied loads between at least 0\.1 to 1kg\. 2\. Translatable table with excellent stage resolution and positioning accuracy\. 3\. Suitable for range of material hardnesses: Machine will be used a range of materials including copper and tungsten metal alloys as well as ceramic materials\. Please see attached documents for further information\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aee7f205-67d0-483d-ba81-4962737e6c44-270273)