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# Walk-in Environmental Chamber

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/walk-in-environmental-chamber-ocds-h6vhtk-04867d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Physical Laboratory: "Walk-in Environmental Chamber". Published status: active. Published Value: £190,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: lupc.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Physical Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory-gov-pc1387)
- **Published Value:** £190,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 August 2024 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04867d`

## 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/walk-in-environmental-chamber-ocds-h6vhtk-04867d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lupc.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flupc.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/walk-in-environmental-chamber-ocds-h6vhtk-04867d#participate

## Description
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) requirement is for a walk-in environmental chamber to host its Multiple Atmosphere Controlled Environment (MACE), a purpose-built facility designed to evaluate the performance of low-cost gas sensors for air quality monitoring. The environmental walk-in chamber will deliver temperature and humidity control for all tests that the MACE facility supports.
The setup needs to fit within the existing laboratory space available at NPL. Liaising with NPL Estates will be necessary to decommission the environmental chamber currently in the lab, and to prepare the laboratory for the installation of the new one. 
The asset must be able to 
1)	allow temperature and relative humidity control over the desired range; 
2)	allow automation over a series of set points for autonomous operation.
To express interest in this opportunity please ensure you bare registered on the Bravo tendering portal. The landing page (https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml) includes a button to click to register, after which you can look up the opportunity.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £190,000
- **Description:** Walk-in Environmental Chamber

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024023-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-31T15:29:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:22:21.083Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04867d