# SQUID Magnetometer

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD](/buyers/university-of-sheffield/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Quantum Design UK & Ireland Ltd\.
- Award value: £620,000
- Tender value: £500,000
- Award date: 9 March 2018
- Published: 11 April 2018
- Contract start: 3 September 2018
- Contract end: 4 September 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: a07fc6bf-a212-4782-b4b1-cea1f7ab7380-210455
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d45bc67f-0c11-464f-a840-e0b2e99a98f8

## Description

We invite tenders to supply a superconducting quantum interference device \(SQUID\) magnetometer\. This will form a significant investment as part of the creation of the Sir Henry Royce Institute in Materials Discovery at the University of Sheffield\. The SQUID magnetometer will characterize a wide range of materials, including ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic bulk, thin film, patterned array and nanoparticle samples, materials for nuclear waste immobilization, electroceramics, multiferroics, novel alloys and materials for nuclear fusion technology\. This breadth of sample type dictates the requirement for a flexible system with a unique range of capabilities and recirculating cryogens\. Delivery will be required between August & no later than the end of October 2018 Additional information: All tender documents must be obtained & returned via the In-tend site, the link for which is shown above

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a07fc6bf-a212-4782-b4b1-cea1f7ab7380-210455)