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 for mechanical characterization of thin films and coatings. The CNRS research laboratory (GREMI) studies various materials including transition metal coatings, oxides, nitrides, and carbon nanostructures ranging from nanometers to micrometers in thickness. The equipment will measure surface adhesion and mechanical properties of thin films, porous materials, and soft materials.

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Fit for

Equipment manufacturers or distributors specializing in mechanical testing instruments, particularly those with expertise in thin-film characterization, scratch testing, and indentation analysis technologies.

Key requirements

Suppliers must provide a scratch indentation instrument capable of characterizing mechanical properties and adhesion of thin coatings and surface materials. The device should accommodate samples of varying thicknesses and material types, including metals, oxides, nitrides, and carbon-based structures.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is this tender about?

    This tender concerns the acquisition of a scratch indentation device for mechanical characterization of thin films and coatings. The CNRS research laboratory (GREMI) studies various materials including transition metal coatings, oxides, nitrides, and carbon nanostructures ranging from nanometers to micrometers in thickness. The equipment will measure surface adhesion and mechanical properties of thin films, porous materials, and soft materials.

  • What are the requirements for suppliers?

    Suppliers must provide a scratch indentation instrument capable of characterizing mechanical properties and adhesion of thin coatings and surface materials. The device should accommodate samples of varying thicknesses and material types, including metals, oxides, nitrides, and carbon-based structures.

  • What type of company should bid?

    Equipment manufacturers or distributors specializing in mechanical testing instruments, particularly those with expertise in thin-film characterization, scratch testing, and indentation analysis technologies.

  • 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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