# GB-Oxfordshire: UKRI-2421 Cryostat Platform

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK Research & Innovation](/buyers/uk-research-innovation/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Attocube Systems AG](/contract-winners/attocube-systems/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £211,049
- Tender value: £211,049
- Award date: 20 October 2022
- Published: 9 November 2022
- Contract start: 21 October 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: df4db635-1d9e-4383-ab1f-1626632fa570-588356
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-06b7a4ff-165b-4d13-b7ef-2c6396101ec8

## Description

\*\*\*This is an award notice, not a call for competition\*\*\* A cryostat platform is required for the existing cryogenic optical fluorescence microscopy with the following characteristics: 1\) Integrated into an optical bench with vibrational sources isolated 2\) An integrated imaging objective 2\) Peak-to-peak drift: 5 nm 3\) Nano-positioner range: 1 mm 4\) Coarse adjustment: 5mm 5\) A closed-cycle liquid-helium cooling mechanism 6\) Compatibility with our existing cryogenic sample shuttles and vacuum transfer pots 7\) Compatibility with both electron microscopy grids and our proprietary solid immersion lenses Additional information: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www\.ukri\.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df4db635-1d9e-4383-ab1f-1626632fa570-588356)