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Tender for the Supply and Installation of an Environmental Thermal Mechanical Test System to the University of Birmingham

Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
West Midlands (UKG31)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Tender for the Supply and Installation of an Environmental Thermal Mechanical Test System to the University of Birmingham". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.6Bids / Report
40% of reports have one bid
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Coverage: 6 active published awards; 5 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
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
Published6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
Last source update6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-031fbb
What is being bought
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of an environmental thermal mechanical test system for in-situ irradiation. The University operates an MC40 Cyclotron and a neutron beam facility is currently being built. The MC40 Cyclotron can produce the proton beam energies in the range of 3~38 MeV. To support the nuclear research in the UK, the University has been awarded a project by EPSRC to develop a system which will enable the mechanical testing of materials under vacuum (and potentially other environments), and with the capability of in-situ irradiation. The proposed system will have a digital control system to deliver custom deformation waveforms and cooled grips for temperature control. The system will offer the capability of vacuum (and potentially other environments), high temperature, mechanical testing with in-situ irradiation capability and integrated with Birmingham irradiation facility. Ultimately the system will enable the evaluation of the thermal-mechanical properties at application-relevant temperature with simultaneous irradiation of a range of nuclear fission and fusion materials. This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or; - European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or; - Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
  6. Published value updated to £300,000
    9 Mar 2022, 11:49 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    9 Mar 2022, 11:49 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    9 Mar 2022, 11:49 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 11 Apr 2022, 11:59 BST
    9 Mar 2022, 11:49 GMT
  10. Buyer information updated
    9 Mar 2022, 11:49 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a thermal mechanical test system for in-situ irradiation. The University operates an MC40 Cyclotron and a neutron beam facility is currently being built. The MC40 Cyclotron can produce the proton beam energies in the range of 3~38 MeV. The proposed system will be integrated to the Cyclotron and/or the neutron beams for mechanical testing under elevated temperatures, with in-situ irradiation. The system needs to be interface with the irradiation beams at the University of Birmingham. Thus, it is expected that the system should be mobile and/or adjustable in terms of the positioning. The system shall be able to operate under different environmental conditions, such as air, vacuum or gaseous. The system shall enable the testing of flat samples, but the capability of testing samples of other geometries (such as cylindrical) is highly desirable. The system shall be able to accurately measure and control the temperate of the testing sample. The maximum testing sample temperature equal to, or greater than, 1200 oC is needed. The capability of testing at temperatures lower than the ambient temperature is a plus. The system shall be able to accurately measure and control the displacement/strain on the testing sample. The capability of remote strain measurement such as digital image correlation is highly desirable. The system shall be able to provide the maximum load of 5 kN or above. It is highly desirable to have exchangeable load-cells with different maximum loads. The system shall have a digital control system to deliver custom deformation waveforms (e.g. static loading, creep, fatigue including TMF etc) as well as cooled (using liquid nitrogen/water) grips for temperature control (essential for samples subjected to high beam currents).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 27 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · €346,800
Commercial outcome and competition
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Cormet Oy
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Contracts
Contract
€346,800 · signed 27 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authority GB-FTS-57526
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  • THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
    buyer

    Chancellors Close, BIRMINGHAM, UKG31, B152TT
    k.samsonik@bham.ac.uk

  • Cormet Oy
    supplier

    Vantaa, FI

  • University of Birmingham
    reviewBody

    Birmingham, B15 2TT
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