The School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology UCD wished to purchase a 500MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Instrument. Full details of the required specification are detailed in Section E of this ITT. The School had an existing instrument which they wanted to trade-in against the new instrument. The Material and Surface Science Institute in the University of Limerick wished to purchase a 500 MHz Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) System.