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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Metallurgical Equipment - 4 Lots

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000 43414000
Value£38k
Awarded9 Oct 2015
Published3 Nov 2015
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£38ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This sits in the lower-middle of the Laboratory & Precision Equipment band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The University of Sheffield invited tenders for supply to the NAMTEC, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Catcliffe in Rotherham.

Scope of Requirement: To supply, install and commission of a range of “Metallurgical Equipment”, as follows: Lot 1: Table top cut up machine Lot 2: Hot mounting press Lot 3: Vacuum impregnation system Lot 4: Grinding and polishing machine NAMTEC had a requirement for a range of metallurgical equipment for the preparation of metallic samples for further evaluation.

These test pieces will be subsequently used during its research activities.

Key requirements

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01

The University of Sheffield invited tenders

The University of Sheffield invited tenders for supply to the NAMTEC, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Catcliffe in Rotherham.

02

To supply, install and commission of

To supply, install and commission of a range of “Metallurgical Equipment”, as follows:.

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Source & provenance
OCID
720b2ef2-2f58-4b18-b334-dbe3d178c1f2
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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1262/279/LD/NAM/15 Metallurgical Equipment – 4 Lots
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