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# 1585 / ITT / SC - Full design and Full (or Partial) Commissioning of a 5MW 15- 20krpm Dynamometer Test Stand

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/1585-itt-sc-full-design-and-full-or-partial-commissioning-of-a-5mw-15-20krpm-dynamometer-t-ocds-h6vhtk-02d8f5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Nottingham: "1585 / ITT / SC - Full design and Full (or Partial) Commissioning of a 5MW 15- 20krpm Dynamometer Test Stand". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Nottingham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-nottingham-urn-133856)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 October 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKF14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d8f5`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Description
Synopsis: The tender responses are for the full design of a high-power propulsion dynamometer test stand at 5MW 15-20krpm and the supply and commissioning of this or as much as can be achieved with the given budget. It is critical that where the full supply requirement cannot be met in this tender, the design will show how the test stand can be upgraded to achieve the design values when additional funding becomes available. Responses should include: •	A design of a motor /generator dynamometer test stand which is able of delivering 5MW at 15-20krpm including a DC supply for a unit under test in the voltage range of 1-3kV and maximum test stand power. •	A delivered operational test stand that either meets the specific requirements or forms part of an operational test stand with the capacity to be simply upgraded to meet or exceed the full design requirement at a later dateObjectives: •	Establish a contract which agrees quality, price, delivery timescales, installation schedul

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** Please see tender documents: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/Home

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020870-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-24T15:13:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T17:29:39.305Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d8f5