SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

Open for bidsUnited KingdomGoods£613,350Add to pipeline

NU2251 High Resolution Maskless Lithography

Newcastle University(buyer)

Published
Published 6 November 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 27 November 2026 (13 days left)
See 1 live opportunityHow Skim finds tendersView original notice ↗

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

Newcastle University is seeking bids for the supply, delivery, installation, and ongoing maintenance of a high-resolution maskless aligner for UV (375 nm) photolithography. The equipment will support the new Great Northeast Nanofab (GNN) clean room facility to address a critical capability gap in regional micro/nanofabrication research. Submissions are open until 27 November 2026, with an estimated contract value of £613,350 funded by the EPSRC.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Reveal decision makers

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£613,350
Procedure
Open procedure (below threshold)
SME suitable
Yes
Published
6 November 2026
Deadline
27 November 2026
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Competition

Expected competition

2

Median bids on comparable tenders

Open and restricted tenders in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) drew a median of 2 bids over the last 24 months; 33% received only one.

Market context

Typical award in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

£74,808

Median of 2,392 awards in the last 24 months

Recent awards in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Notice

    6 November 2026

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

Start for FreeSee more tenders

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for tender alert services, bid management software and tender management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.

See more tenders