Dual-growth chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy System (2 Lots)
key details
| Value | £4,750,000 |
|---|---|
| Status | complete |
| Category (CPV) | 31712000 +1 more |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Deadline | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Contract start | 1 May 2025 |
| Contract end | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Procedure | open |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-b5fd17-5f59674f-11b5-4126-833b-082d750c4af8 |
Awards (2)
This procurement was awarded to 1 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £4,750,000.
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCA Instruments Oy | £4,878,210 | 3 Sept 2025 | active |
| DCA Instruments Oy | · | · | active |
description
The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) based at the University of Sheffield has been providing bespoke semiconductor wafers to academia and industry for 45 years. It is a unique world-class centre combining technical excellence and expertise with state-of-the-art epitaxy and material characterization equipment.
We are looking to further enhance our capability provision to the UK semiconductor community, by investing in a new linked dual-chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) System for arsenides/phosphides and arsenides/antimonides growth that is fully automated, capable of 24/7 operation, reliable, and resource-efficient allowing further expansion in the future.
The system is replacing two existing VG reactors capable of 4" wafer growth of high-quality arsenides/phosphides and arsenides/antimonides, and should offer higher throughput thanks to automation of growth recipes for 24/7 operation, and integrated solutions allowing maintenance of critical components (such as ion gauges, cells) without breaking chamber vacuum.
This tender is divided into 2 Lots:
(Suppliers may bid for one or both Lots)
Lot 1 - MBE System Lot 2 - In-situ monitoring equipment
Additional information: All tender documents, technical enquiries & tender returns, must be conducted via the In-tend portal, via the link shown above
documents
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/aspx/Home , tenderNotice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c144ca-f6e6-4fba-ae2a-0db25dc8b782 , tenderNotice
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notice history
4 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2025 | Contract notice (F02) | Earlier regulations | 004262-2025 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Tender (tender) | · | e5c144ca-f6e6-4fba-ae2a-0db25dc8b782-824599 |
| 3 Oct 2025 | Contract award notice (F03) | Earlier regulations | 062197-2025 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Award (award) | · | 8f83ca07-3195-4dda-825e-be1447b0acae-868834 |
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