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title: "River, Estuary and Coastal Resilient Infrastructure Testing Flume"
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# River, Estuary and Coastal Resilient Infrastructure Testing Flume

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/river-estuary-and-coastal-resilient-infrastructure-testing-flume-ocds-h6vhtk-03ce22). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Southampton: "River, Estuary and Coastal Resilient Infrastructure Testing Flume". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Southampton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879)
- **Published Value:** £2,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ3, UKJ32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,199,997 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ce22`

## 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/river-estuary-and-coastal-resilient-infrastructure-testing-flume-ocds-h6vhtk-03ce22#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofsouthampton%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/river-estuary-and-coastal-resilient-infrastructure-testing-flume-ocds-h6vhtk-03ce22#participate

## Description
This contract is for one tilting Wave-Current flume with a raised walkway, installed and commissioned into the University's Future Towns Innovation Hub flume laboratory.
The new flume will be used primarily for research purposes and secondarily for external users. The proposed facility will support funded research areas in ecohydraulics, water engineering, hydraulic and coastal engineering, and marine energy.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £2,300,000
- **Description:** This contract is for one tilting Wave-Current flume with a raised walkway, installed and commissioned into the University's Future Towns Innovation Hub flume laboratory.
The new flume will be used primarily for research purposes and secondarily for e...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 022180-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ARMFIELD LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-69383`
  - Value: £2,199,997 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 022180-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,199,997
  - Signed Date: 24/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022180-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-31T13:10:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:50:24.256Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ce22