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Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Thermal Vacuum Cycling Chamber

goods
Open procedure
Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
+2 more
Published value
£250,000
Submission deadline 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: University of Leicester: "Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Thermal Vacuum Cycling Chamber". Published status: active. Published value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com.
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of LeicesterScope & CategoriesGOODS (1 lot)Submission Window
11d 7h left
18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayLegal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Open procedure · Above thresholdEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£250,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: University of Leicester
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for University of Leicester. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.4Bids / Report
14.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Ede & RavenscroftTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 9 active published awards; 7 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Ede & Ravenscroft1 win£1,375,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of Leicester
Procedure methodOpen procedure
Procurement categorygoods
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdYes
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesen
Published14 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
Last source update14 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring, Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e4e6
How to participate
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission languagesen
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Submission instructions
https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/
What is being bought
The School of Physics & Astronomy (Space Park Leicester) has secured funding to procure a Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) System to support environmental testing, qualification, and thermal vacuum cycling of components and equipment developed under the projects run by its Space Projects and Instrumentation group and via commercial agreements with third parties (managed by Space Park Leicester). Thermal vacuum (TVAC) chambers require high-vacuum capability (typically ≤ 1×10−5 hPa), wide-range temperature cycling (often -190 °C to +150°C or higher), and precise thermal control (control surface stability in the range ±0.1 °C/min), usually achieved via liquid nitrogen, shrouds and heating platens. They include contaminant control (e.g. dry pumps), structural reliability to withstand atmospheric pressure, and feedthroughs for power and data to Equipment Under Test (EUT). The System is intended to be installed in an ISO 14644 Class 6 cleanroom at Space Park Leicester. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leicester:-Laboratory%2C-optical-and-precision-equipments-%28excl.-glasses%29./C895QUS33V To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C895QUS33V
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    14 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    14 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    14 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    14 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    14 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£250,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period6 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 1 Jul 2027, 23:59 BST
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

University of Leicester

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPNM-4297-VLCH
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  • University of Leicester
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PPNM-4297-VLCH
    University Road, Leicester, UKF21, LE1 7RH, GB
    0116 2522058
Documents (2)
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