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Fusion Bead Machine
Authority: University of Exeter
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Exeter (UoE) has a requirement to purchase a Fusion Bead Machine as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund project 'Technology Metals Technical Capability Expansion - Phase 1: Minerals Processing'. This project will provide an important component of a nationally unique Critical Minerals Equipment Hub to expand Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (CIoS) technical capability, lower analytical costs and time delays, raise through-put and accelerate RD&I across the geo-resources sector. It addresses the unique opportunity resulting from the region's endowment in technology metals (including lithium, tin and tungsten) that are critical for continued UK economic growth and to decarbonise our society. The project will be co-delivered by the Camborne School of Mines (CSM), University of Exeter, the UK's only multidisciplinary mining school, and Grinding Solutions Ltd (GSL), a leading mineral processing consultancy and "central cog" in the CIoS technology metals sector.
The University requires a minimum 1-year warranty on this device, commencing from the date of goods installation, with the option to extend the warranty and to include a service contract of up to 5-years (maximum 5-year contract).
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Buyer reference
- 20240923180916-53042
- Category
- Goods
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Open
- Additional classifications 1: Reference
- 38970000
- Additional classifications 1: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 1: Description
- Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
- Additional classifications 2: Reference
- 73111000
- Additional classifications 2: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 2: Description
- Research laboratory services
- Tender contract period: End date
- Tender contract period: Start date
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom
- Description
Contract awarded to the 2nd ranked supplier following unsuccessful negotiations on terms and conditions with the 1st ranked supplier.
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision19 Sept 2024
- Notice published23 Sept 2024
- Contract starts26 Sept 2024
- Contract ends27 Nov 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- University of ExeterContracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- Cole-Parmer Instrument Company LimitedSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-612fc980-2ebf-4a8f-83f2-bedd4b7437f7-2024-09-23T18:09:20+01:00
- Published
- 23 Sept 2024
- Latest update
- 23 Sept 2024
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-612fc980-2ebf-4a8f-83f2-bedd4b7437f7
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-612fc980-2ebf-4a8f-83f2-bedd4b7437f7-1