France – Instruments de contrôle de propriétés physiques – Acquisition d’un dispositif indenteur – scratch pour la caractérisation mécanique de couches minces

DeadlineOctober 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM19 days left

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This tender concerns the acquisition of a scratch indentation device to characterize the mechanical properties and adhesion of thin coatings and surface materials. The CNRS laboratory studies various thin-film coatings, nanostructures, and soft materials ranging from a few nanometres to two micrometres in thickness, and currently lacks equipment to measure their surface mechanical properties and adhesion.

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Equipment manufacturers or specialized suppliers of mechanical testing instruments and characterization devices for materials science research should bid.

Key requirements

Suppliers must provide a scratch indentation instrument capable of measuring adhesion and mechanical surface properties of thin coatings, nanostructures, and soft materials. The equipment must be suitable for laboratory research applications in materials science.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is this tender about?

    This tender concerns the acquisition of a scratch indentation device to characterize the mechanical properties and adhesion of thin coatings and surface materials. The CNRS laboratory studies various thin-film coatings, nanostructures, and soft materials ranging from a few nanometres to two micrometres in thickness, and currently lacks equipment to measure their surface mechanical properties and adhesion.

  • What are the requirements for suppliers?

    Suppliers must provide a scratch indentation instrument capable of measuring adhesion and mechanical surface properties of thin coatings, nanostructures, and soft materials. The equipment must be suitable for laboratory research applications in materials science.

  • What type of company should bid?

    Equipment manufacturers or specialized suppliers of mechanical testing instruments and characterization devices for materials science research should bid.

  • Who is the buyer?

    The buyer is CNRS Délégation Centre Limousin Poitou Charente.

  • When does this tender close?

    Submissions close on October 19, 2026.

  • What is the estimated value?

    The estimated value is 220,000 EUR.

Une large part des matériaux étudiés au GREMI se présente sous la forme de revêtements de quelques dizaines de nanomètres d’épaisseurs allant jusqu’à deux micromètres. Ces revêtements sont en général à base de métaux de transition, purement métalliques ou de type oxydes/nitrures. Les plus fins d’entre eux peuvent être constitués de nanostructures carbonées tandis que d’autres peuvent inclure des hétérogénéités de type nanoparticules. Plus récemment, le laboratoire s’est intéressé à la synthèse ou la modification de surface de matériaux poreux de type mousses ou carbones désordonnés ainsi qu’à l’élaboration de matériaux mous tels que des matériaux biologiques. Actuellement, le laboratoire ne dispose pas d’équipement pour mesurer l’adhésion et les propriétés mécaniques de la surface de ces matériaux.

Buyer
CNRS Délégation Centre Limousin Poitou Charente
Buyer ID: 18008901303720
3E Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071, ORLEANS CEDEX 2
Body responsible for review procedures
Tribunal Administratif Orléans
Buyer ID: 17405800022
28, rue de la Bretonnerie, 45057, ORLEANS cedex 1
Other organization
Publications Office of the European Union
Buyer ID: PUBL
2417, Luxembourg

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