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Supply & Installation of a Thin Section Scanner (TSS)

UK Research & Innovation

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
East Midlands
Delivery: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Contract value
£369,024ex VAT
Submissions closed
29 October 2024
Published
5 September 2024

Procurement

Contract period
20 November 2024 - 28 March 2025
4 months
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 38400000 Instruments for checking physical characteristics

What happened

UK Research & Innovation awarded this contract to MetPrep Ltd worth £369,024 on 29 Oct 2024. The contract runs until 28 Mar 2025.

Description

Supply & Installation of a thin section scanner for the full digital capture of geological thin sections using multiple illumination types (both transmitted and reflected light, polarised and cross polarised), capable of a high-throughput (tens of sections per day) with a multi-sample holder (at least 100 sections) with automated unsupervised operation.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
MetPrep Ltd
Award value
£369,024
Award date
29 October 2024

Contact

Address
British Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, NG12 5GG
Contact name
Helen Forsythe

Identifiers

Buyer reference
BIP902577736
Notice ID
3ded7105-cab6-4542-8592-dd339a9ec484-802223
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-d3fe2429-9672-4b36-bafb-26787a55d6f4

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