# Laser Ablation Sampling System for ICPMS

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham University](/buyers/durham-university/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Teledyne Cetac Technologies Ltd
- Award value: £164,442
- Tender value: £186,400
- Award date: 30 April 2019
- Published: 10 June 2019
- Contract start: 22 May 2019
- Contract end: 30 September 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 7655b616-8a4c-4d81-963b-1d8228aa9dcd-294212
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-af773da6-d47a-411d-823c-5cec4ca4e2bf

## Description

The Department of Earth Sciences wishes to purchase a 193 nm excimer laser ablation sampling system with large-format, two-volume ablation cell, for chemical characterisation of solid geological, archaeological, environmental and biological materials\. Typical research activities will include quantification of trace elements in igneous minerals, melt inclusions and carbonates, which are used to answer fundamental questions related to volcanology and magmatism, and explore historic records of climatic change, respectively\. The instrument will be used to analyse complex materials including rocks, minerals, soils, sediments, fossils and archaeological specimens\. The instrument and all ancillary items should be fully installed and operational before 31st July 2019 \(ideally earlier\) and will be housed in the Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University\. To express an interest please go to the following website: http://events\.transaxions\.com/service\.aspx? event=6789 Additional information: To express an interest please go to the following website: http://events\.transaxions\.com/service\.aspx? event=6789

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7655b616-8a4c-4d81-963b-1d8228aa9dcd-294212)