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# WP8.1: STEAM Laboratory

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wp8-1-steam-laboratory-ocds-h6vhtk-038dcf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Plymouth: "WP8.1: STEAM Laboratory". Published status: active. Published Value: £195,000. 11 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Plymouth](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865)
- **Published Value:** £195,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 January 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 11
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Checking and testing apparatus, Data-acquisition system, Engineering studies, Fluid mechanics equipment, Hydraulic installations (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKK41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038dcf`

## 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/wp8-1-steam-laboratory-ocds-h6vhtk-038dcf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D58246%26B%3DUNIVERSITYPLYMOUTH)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wp8-1-steam-laboratory-ocds-h6vhtk-038dcf#participate

## Description
The STEAM Laboratory is new, active learning facility, bringing experimental testing resources into one placethat will enable large groups of students to learn the fundamental principles of engineering science and technology through experimentation, observation, and analysis.  The STEAM Laboratory will encouragean inquiry-based pedagogy that engenders student autonomyover their learning.It is arranged across several discrete spaces occupying approximately 700m2

## Lots (11)
### Lot 1: WP8.1: Hydraulic Benches + Bench-top Experimental Modules
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38425000, 43328000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Hydraulic Benches + Bench-top Experimental Modules
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 2: Fluid Power
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38425000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Fluid Power
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 3: Structures
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 44212300
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Structures
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 4: Materials Testing
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38500000, 38540000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Materials Testing
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 5: Small Component Testing
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34328100
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Small Component Testing
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 6: Engineering Science Fundamentals
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71335000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Engineering Science Fundamentals
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 7: Fundamentals of Machine Elements
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71335000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Fundamentals of Machine Elements
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 8: Data Acquisition System
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48614000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Data Acquisition System
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 9: Remote Access
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Remote Access
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 10: Student Learning Resources
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 39162110
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Student Learning Resources
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

### Lot 11: On-site Installation, Commissioning and Training
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** On-site Installation, Commissioning and Training
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035522-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-15T14:09:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T07:09:28.879Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038dcf