Atomic Force Microscope

Concepts

• microscopes
• edinburgh
• college of science and engineering
• atomic force microscope
• force measurements
• force spectroscopy
• case of a public contract
• prior publication
• negotiated procedure
• college of science

Location

James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD

Description

The College of Science and Engineering at the University of Edinburgh required a new state-of-the-art atomic force microscope for nanotopography imaging, quantitative nanomechanical and viscoelastic mapping, force measurements and force spectroscopy of synthetic and living materials & interfaces.

Total Quantity or Scope

Under Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification: Competition is absent for technical reasons (only if it is not caused by artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists).

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Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 38510000 - Microscopes

Legal Justification

After thorough market research it has been concluded that the NanoWizard® 4 XP AFM from Bruker is the only instrument on the market that can fulfil our specific requirements for precise measurements in our rich variety of bio/soft matter and materials systems under liquids, in air, at low and high temperature.

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