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University of Leicester

GB-Leicester: Measuring and control equipment.

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38424000
Value£91k
Deadline4 Mar 2020
Published11 Mar 2020
RegionEast Midlands
Timeline
Published 11 Mar 2020ClosedCloses 4 Mar 2020
Contract value in context
£91ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This sits in the upper-middle of the Laboratory & Precision Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Space Technology Applications from Research (STAR) project at the University of Leicester require a Coordinate Measuring Machine, suitable for the accurate measurement of precision components, made from various grades of Stainless Steels/Steels, Aluminium Alloys, Brass, Copper Molybdenum and other materials.

The Machine is needed to support a wide range of research groups and projects within the STAR project to measure/check components to a level of high accuracy for space flight and other areas of Engineering based research.

The University proposes awarding a contract for a suitable machine by carrying out an open tender exercise.

This procurement process is advertised on the University's electronic tendering portal (Delta E-Sourcing) and Contracts Finder as required within the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

The contract is funded by a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) grant award.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The Machine is needed to support

The Machine is needed to support a wide range of research groups and projects within the STAR project to measure/check components to a level of high accuracy for space flight and other areas of Engineering based research.

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