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Hire of Wind Tunnel for dermal aerosol protection assessments
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Hire of Wind Tunnel for dermal aerosol protection assessments". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Ministry of Defence | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published17 Aug 2023, 13:32 BST | Last source update17 Aug 2023, 13:32 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationResearch services | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03f0a7 | ||
What is being bought
Hire of wind tunnel and adjacent laboratory with support staff to operate wind tunnel and perform chemical analysis
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
17 Aug 2023, 13:32 BST - Official notice release published
17 Aug 2023, 13:32 BST - Buyer information updated
17 Aug 2023, 13:32 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedHire of wind tunnel and adjacent laboratory with support staff to operate wind tunnel and perform chemical analysisContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
17 Aug 2023, 13:32 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 17 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST · £160,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Silsoe Spray Applications Unit (SSAU) Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £160,000 · signed 17 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Ministry of Defence
Contracting authority GB-FTS-33091Documents (0)
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Procedure rationaleDefence Science and Technology Laboratory on behalf of The Secretary of state for Defence intends to procure the services of Silsoe Spray Applications Unit (SSAU), to hire a wind tunnel and adjacent laboratory to perform chemical analysis on the dissemination of aerosols.
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons as outlined below:
The tests Dstl conduct involve the dissemination of aerosols within a wind tunnel. The wind tunnel must be large enough to house the test mannequins (at the very least 2.5m wide and 2m high, ideally at least 3 m x 2.5 m) with a long enough working area to allow dissemination far enough from the mannequin to allow mixing (>10 m floor length). However, it must not be so large that we cannot generate the aerosols at high enough concentrations within an acceptable time frame (<300 m3). The concentration requirements also dictate that it must be a recirculating wind tunnel. It must have large enough level access to allow the mannequins to be placed in the wind tunnel (2 m high) and be capable of the air speeds of interest (wind tunnels designed for aerodynamic studies will typically operate at higher wind speeds than we conduct testing at).
Overseas facilities are not suitable as their use would involve substantial additional difficulty and expense due to the overseas transport of up to two mechanical mannequins plus approximately 30 crates of other required equipment (on top of additional staff costs and environmental impact). In addition to this many of the test items are classified Official-Sensitive (and on occasion also have ITAR restrictions) that would make export/import difficult if not impossible. |