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Ghent University awarded a contract for the purchase and delivery of precious metals, namely gold and platinum, supplied as pellets or sputtering targets. The supplier must provide 3 inch gold sputtering targets mounted on Kurt J. Lesker PVD backing plates for a Lesker PVD200 tool, 75mm gold sputtering targets for a Leybold Univex 450 tool, and high purity gold and platinum pellets for E-beam evaporation. The contract also covers a reclaim service for gold sputtering targets and other precious-metal bearing components such as deposition shields, chamber liners, shutters and clamping rings. Orders are placed on demand multiple times per year, and for Lot 3 the supplier described its end to end reclaim process, including packaging, transport, traceability, weighing, reporting and how value is returned to Ghent University.

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This contract relates to the purchase and delivery of precious metals (Gold, Platinum) in the form of pellets or sputtering targets. This contract also includes a reclaim service for precious metal bearing components - The supplier shall provide: o 3” gold sputtering targets mounted on Kurt J. Lesker PVD backing plates (EJBPCU03K2) for use in a Lesker PVD200 sputtering tool. The target is compatible with the Kurt J Lesker company Torus Magkeeper system. o 75mm gold sputtering targets for a Leybold Univex 450 sputtering tool Targets will be ordered multiple times per year on demand.; - The supplier shall provide: o High purity gold pellets for E-beam evaporation. o High purity Platinum pellets for E-beam evaporation. Pellets will be ordered multiple times per year on demand.; - The supplier shall provide: o Reclaim service for gold sputtering targets originating from the Lesker PVD200 and Leybold Univex 450 tools. o Reclaim service for other precious-metal bearing components, where applicable, including but not limited to:  deposition shields  chamber liners  shutters  clamping rings  other removable parts that accumulate precious-metal residues during operation The primary reclaim stream is gold, but the contracting authority may also submit other precious-metal bearing materials (e.g., Au-contaminated shields or liners) for reclaim on demand. Reclaim services will be ordered multiple times per year on demand. For Lot 3, the tenderer shall describe its proposed end to end process (including packaging requirements, transport/pick up options, traceability/chain of custody, weighing and reporting, refining route, and the form in which value is returned to Ghent University (e.g., metal return, credit note, or other agreed mechanism), in accordance with the pricing formula and inventory.

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Key facts

Buyer: Universiteit Gent
Country: Belgium Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
Published: 11 Sep 2026
Procedure: Open procedure; EU-wide (above threshold)
Original language: nl
Notice number: 627668-2026
CPV codes: 14523200 Gold 14523400 Platinum

Belgium - Gold - precious metals (Gold, Platinum) in the form of pellets or sputtering targets