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Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Calibration and Validation of a High-Performance X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD), for Tyndall National Institute

University College Cork(buyer)

Published
Published 10 November 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 10 December 2026 (28 days left)

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University College Cork is procuring the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, calibration, and validation of a high-performance X-ray diffractometer (XRD) for the Tyndall National Institute. The versatile tool must support semiconductor material analysis, powder analysis in Bragg-Brentano geometry, reflectivity measurements, and include an X-ray array camera, an environmental chamber operating up to at least 1100°C, and dedicated analysis software. The contract has an estimated value of €548,000, with tenders due by 10 December 2026.

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  • Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Calibration and Validation of a High-Performance X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD), for Tyndall National Institute

    Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery and Validation of a High-performance X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD), to University College Cork (UCC). The tool is to be equipped as necessary to be a versatile machine capable of delivering high resolution rocking curves and omega-2Theta scans, reciprocal space maps of semiconductor materials, while also allowing for powder analysis in Bragg-Brentano geometry. For fast data acquisition it must be equipped with appropriate x-ray array camera. Moreover, it needs to be equipped with an environmental chamber allowing for the x-ray diffraction analysis up to at least 1100 degrees. The system should also allow for reflectivity measurements and be equipped with appropriate analysis software for the above measurements.

    €548,000

Key details

Country
Ireland
Status
Open for bids
Category
Goods
Estimated value
€548,000
Procedure
open
Rules
Directive 2014/24/EU
Published
10 November 2026
Questions by
27 November 2026
Deadline
10 December 2026
Classification (CPV)
X-ray developersX-ray devicesX-ray workstationsX-ray contrast mediaLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Navigational and meteorological instrumentsMeasuring instrumentsInstruments for checking physical characteristics+4 more

Competition

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2

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University College Cork in the last 12 months

8

contracts awarded, worth €8,429,230 in total

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  1. Contract Notice

    10 November 2026

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