# 2683/JN - Near-Field Optical Nano-Spectroscopy and Imaging System

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD](/buyers/university-of-sheffield/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [attocube systems AG](/contract-winners/attocube-systems/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £981,513
- Tender value: £1,000,000
- Award date: 30 March 2021
- Published: 16 April 2021
- Contract start: 1 April 2021
- Contract end: 2 April 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 3c39d569-8aff-4466-8fa7-58c1faf73f79-429228
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-314ffec4-3611-4292-92d5-7e945a148c98

## Description

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield, with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council \(EPSRC\) requires a near-field optical nano-spectroscopy and imaging system operating in a wide range of wavelength from visible to mid-infrared\. The system is for a very broad multi-disciplinary user base, and thus requires user-friendly computer interface and hardware for operation of spectroscopy and imaging experiments, and possibility for quick turn-around when changing the samples, and switching between specific experimental methods, lasers or wavelength ranges\. The proposed multi-user system will be based on a high resolution atomic force microscope \(AFM\)\. It will further include several pulsed and continuous wave lasers suitable for tip-enhanced optical spectroscopy and imaging methods, as well as a suitable light detection apparatus to provide high signal-to-noise detection of elastically scattered light\. Further provisions in the design of the system will be needed for its use in tip-enhanced Raman, tip-enhanced fluorescence, and tip-enhanced ultra-fast pump-probe experiments\. This is an EU open exercise\. The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University\`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/Sheffield If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend system, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c39d569-8aff-4466-8fa7-58c1faf73f79-429228)