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University Of Sheffield

2634/493/CW/NW/20 Universal Testing System - AWARD

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38540000 72254100 71632000 38900000
Value£125k
Awarded24 Aug 2020
Published23 Sept 2020
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
£125ktotal 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.

The brief

2634/493/CW/NW/20 Universal Testing System The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for a Universal Testing Systemon behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Northwest, Heatley House, Bowran Street, Preston PR1 2UX.

Scope of Requirement The University of Sheffield (UoS), AMRC North West wishes to invite tenders for the provision of a Universal Testing System (UTS).

An accredited supplier is sought to provide the specialised certified equipment and also provide calibration and servicing if requested.

The UTS will be used for testing a variety of material coupons primarily from different additive manufacturing technologies and processes.

It is a longer term strategy to have this equipment central to an automated process development laboratory so tenderers will have to demonstrate this capability both in terms of prior experience and the ability to support such future integration with additional automation equipment.

Tender Process and Documentation: This procurement is an open procedure conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

Closing date for receipt of tenders: 24th August 2020 at 12 noon (UK time).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

An accredited supplier is sought to provide

An accredited supplier is sought to provide the specialised certified equipment and also provide calibration and servicing if requested.

02

It is a longer term strategy

It is a longer term strategy to have this equipment central to an automated process development laboratory so tenderers will have to demonstrate this capability both in terms of prior experience and the ability to support such future integration with additional automation equipment.

03

If you have any questions or comments

If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield.

04

Completed tenders must be returned through

Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

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