Supply & Installation of a Thin Section Scanner (TSS)
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1 SME
Lots
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1 awarded
Published
13 Nov 2024
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.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-049859
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 20 Nov 2024 to 28 Mar 2025
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 38400000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands
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| Price | 30 | cost | — |
| Desirable Technical Compliance | 60 | cost | — |
| Social Value | 10 | cost | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
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