Official UK procurement notice
Tender for the Supply and Installation of an Environmental Thermal Mechanical Test System to the University of Birmingham
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a thermal mechanical…Awarded
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).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Compliance to the Specifications: 40%
- After Sales and Technical back up: 10%
- Delivery and Training: 10%
- Standard Supplier Questionnaire (SQ): 10%
- price: 25%
- Sustainability and Environmental: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Compliance to the Specifications: 40
- After Sales and Technical back up: 10
- Delivery and Training: 10
- Sustainability and Environmental: 5
- Standard Supplier Questionnaire (SQ): 10
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Mar 2022, 11:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
SC10029/22- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018521- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031fbbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Apr 2022, 11:59 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 Apr 2022 → 6 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Apr 2022, 11:59 BST
- Bids opened11 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jul 2022- Status changed to complete6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cormet OyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
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