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# Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Thermal Vacuum Cycling Chamber

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-installation-and-commissioning-of-a-thermal-vacuum-cycling-chamber-ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Leicester](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-leicester-urn-133832)
- **Published Value:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring, Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
- **Delivery Location:** UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-installation-and-commissioning-of-a-thermal-vacuum-cycling-chamber-ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e6`

## Before you bid
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- **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/supply-installation-and-commissioning-of-a-thermal-vacuum-cycling-chamber-ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Funiversityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-installation-and-commissioning-of-a-thermal-vacuum-cycling-chamber-ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e6#participate

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000, 38540000, 38970000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £250,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/11/2026 to 01/07/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077796-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-14T14:37:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T19:47:08.287Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e6