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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-an-environmental-thermal-mechanical-test-system--ocds-h6vhtk-031fbb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Apr 2022, 11:59 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 April 2022 at 11:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031fbb`

## 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/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-an-environmental-thermal-mechanical-test-system--ocds-h6vhtk-031fbb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.com%2Funiversityofbirmingham)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-an-environmental-thermal-mechanical-test-system--ocds-h6vhtk-031fbb#participate

## Description
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.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** 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 th...
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/10/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 018521-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cormet Oy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-51787`
  - Value: €346,800 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 018521-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: €346,800
  - Signed Date: 26/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018521-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-06T14:52:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:16:21.262Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-031fbb