# Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by University of Plymouth.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [University of Plymouth](/buyers/university-of-plymouth/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [JEOL UK Ltd](/suppliers/jeol-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £604,993
- Tender value: £609,167
- Award date: 19 August 2021
- Published: 23 September 2021
- Contract start: 19 August 2021
- Contract end: 18 August 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 25dd449f-a63d-4faa-ba7f-73f68a47dfeb-471058
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5b76fd7a-ca43-41b8-b0f5-a5a4232c9bf1

## Description

Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network \(PMCN\) is a ~£1\.7M project based within Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre \(PEMC\) at the University of Plymouth, funded by the European Regional Development Fund \(ERDF\)\. The project started in March 2021 and will be running for 2\.5 years\. This project follows on from the hugely successful Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project \(~£1\.7M\) and Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre \(~£1M\) projects, also supported by ERDF in 2011 and 2017 respectively, which have brought more than £500M of investment and revenue into Devon and the surrounding areas alone\. This new facility will incorporate three new instruments purchased using funds associated with our ERDF-funded project, Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25dd449f-a63d-4faa-ba7f-73f68a47dfeb-471058)