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# University of St Andrews: LOCATE Power Train Test Bed - Test Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/university-of-st-andrews-locate-power-train-test-bed-test-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02c5a4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of St Andrews: "University of St Andrews: LOCATE Power Train Test Bed - Test Equipment". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 August 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Measuring and control equipment, Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- **Delivery Location:** UKM72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,148,045 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/university-of-st-andrews-locate-power-train-test-bed-test-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02c5a4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c5a4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/university-of-st-andrews-locate-power-train-test-bed-test-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02c5a4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofstandrews)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/university-of-st-andrews-locate-power-train-test-bed-test-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02c5a4#participate

## Description
The Low Carbon Transport Applications Centre (LOCATE) project will provide a first of type Power Train Test bed for zero emissions heavy and niche vehicles in a brownfield site at Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) in Dundee.
dynamometer configuration to perform long-term endurance testing of HDV and power trains of differing dimensions and drive axles.
- On-site access to Hydrogen fuel supply to allow for fuel cell testing.
- DC power supply to allow for system level testing on the device-under-test.
- Unified control set-up to replicate realistic long-term load cycles for the system, with load variations at individual wheel hubs possible.
- Fuel Cell air intake temperature and humidity control for operation de-risk.
- Configurable Air-conditioning for drive and system assembly, allowing for thermal testing of subsystems and cooling systems.
- High fidelity data-logging for off-site analysis of key parameters (also from device under test).
Please see ITT documents for full requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38424000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,500,000

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 000923-2022-CHM/080721/JI/SL-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AVL United Kingdom Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-40543`
  - Value: £3,148,045 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 000923-2022-CHM/080721/JI/SL-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,148,045
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000923-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-12T16:55:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:12:19.712Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c5a4