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CEFAS22-53 Invitation to Tender for provision of a chemical imaging and spectral analysis system

Defra Network eTendering Portal Published 2 Dec 2022 Contracts Finder

key details

Value£167,468
Statuscomplete
Category (CPV) 38000000
RegionEast of England
Deadline11 Nov 2022
Contract start2 Dec 2022
Contract end31 Mar 2023
Procedureopen
SME suitableYes
OCIDocds-b5fd17-8c803c44-4dab-4e60-8dc1-a21fe1c59306

Award

SupplierValueDateStatus
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd £167,468 17 Nov 2022 active

description

The Marine Litter Team at Cefas require a chemical imaging and spectral analysis system to maintain and enhance Cefas' capability for the fast screening of microplastics in environmental samples down to at least 20 m. The proposed system will include an integrated particle characterisation process including size of the particles as well as polymer type by comparison to a built-in library database.

Chemical Imaging and spectral analysis system requirements:

-have a small footprint as laboratory space is limited. The unit should have a maximum footprint of (W x H x D) of 1000 x 500 x 650 (mm)
-be based on Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) combined with scanning optics
-be highly automated
-not require cooling liquids such as liquid nitrogen, to reduce operating costs
-able to image large samples (e.g., 25 mm filters) as well as focusing on specific zones/particles of interest
-be able to operate in reflectance and attenuated total reflectance (ATR) mode and should be able to automatically switch between the two modes
-support samples on filters applications (e.g., gold, silver or other types of filters) of at least 25 mm diameters
-be able to analyse particles down to at least 20 m in size
-be provided with a PC with Windows 10 as a minimum and operating software including a full polymer library
-include all other related key components such as nitrogen or air compressors

Software requirements:

-offer software with a fast and easy method creation
-include additional features including spectra post-processing options
-include search libraries for reliable compound identification with the option of creating in-house libraries
-allow for easy exports of data (e.g., MS Excel format) including analytical spectra and library matches

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2 notices published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
12 Oct 2022 Tender (tender) · 6bdbd7c5-658d-4de4-8ec3-d33f0bb84ffa-579956
2 Dec 2022 Award (award) · 576ccb07-94e1-40d5-9c02-0ac409413789-595625

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