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# 3233/541/MY/AMRC/22 CPD External Trainer Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3233-541-my-amrc-22-cpd-external-trainer-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-031d1c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sheffield: "3233/541/MY/AMRC/22 CPD External Trainer Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £400,000. 12 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sheffield](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sheffield-urn-133872)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 April 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 12
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Staff training services, Training seminars, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3233-541-my-amrc-22-cpd-external-trainer-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-031d1c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031d1c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3233-541-my-amrc-22-cpd-external-trainer-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-031d1c#tl-md)

## Description
The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for a CPD External Trainer Framework on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Training Centre at Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.

## Lots (12)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Fundamentals of Metallurgy
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000, 80511000, 80522000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This course is an overview of the essential properties of metals, how they are produced and where they are used.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgists
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This course aims to provide a sound understanding of the scientific principles of metallurgy and how to apply them to specify and process metals in an industrial context.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Metallography & Microscopy
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This course covers the theory and practicalities of optical and electron microscopy.

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Metals Processing & Manufacturing Technologies
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This course gives an overview of the secondary and down-stream processes involved in the production of major industrial metals, including steel, aluminium, titanium and nickel alloys and their finished components.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Principles of Heat Treatment
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This course will provide a sound understanding of the beneficial effects of heat treatment to a range of ferrous and light metal alloys

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Lot 6 - Quality & Quality Control
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This course addresses the key aspects of quality from the perspective of engineering services and product manufacture.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Lot 7 - Metallurgical Failure Analysis & Prevention
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** An introduction to the mechanisms of material failure due to mechanical and environmental factors.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Lot 8 - Testing Techniques
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This is a technical course describing the techniques used to determine the mechanical properties of metals and for non-destructive testing (NDT) of structures and components

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Lot 9 - Combating Corrosion
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This is a technical course that describes the various mechanisms by which metals and alloys corrode and the technologies preventing it.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: Lot 10 - Carbon & Alloy Steel Metallurgy
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This course focuses on basic metallurgical principles, primary and secondary steel making processes, how steels are specified and evaluated, and matching grades to applications

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 11: Lot 11 - Stainless Steel Metallurgy
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** A technical course covering all aspects of the production and use of a range of stainless steel alloys

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 12: Lot 12 - Non-Ferrous Alloys
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** A technical course describing the production, features and applications of Aluminium, Copper, Nickel & Titanium alloys.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005763-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-02T17:08:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:59:07.787Z
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