Procurement Summary
Country: United Kingdom
Summary: Laser Ablation System
Deadline: 29 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 14 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 139478773
Document Ref. No.: project_3437
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Laser Ablation System
We wish to improve our laser ablation capabilities by replacing a 15 year old instrument that has seen excellent service. Important laser ablation applications have included reconnaissance U-Th dating of corals, spatially-resolved trace element analysis of biogenic marine carbonates, radiogenic Sr isotopic analysis of archaeological bones and teeth, in situ Rb-Sr dating of young igneous minerals, U-Pb dating and Hf isotopic analysis of zircons, Pb isotopic analysis of K-feldspars, micro-sampling meteoritic material and in situ detection of pre-solar grains in primitive meteorite matrices. Future work will continue to use these well-honed procedures as well as develop new applications (e.g. in situ boron isotopic measurements in carbonates). We want the new laser to represent a significant step forward in our laser ablation provision. In particular we are interested in: improved performance, notably smaller, usable spot sizes for detection of pre-solar grains, more efficient transfer of material from sample to mass-spectrometer, longer life UV-optical components, better optical imaging, next generation sample cell construction and effective, easy to use software.
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Procurement Route: Other
Listing Deadline: 29/04/2026 12:00
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