Published date: 3 December 2018

Last edited date: 3 December 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Front-end shovel loaders without backhoe - 43252000

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SC6938/18

Published date

3 December 2018

Closing date

13 December 2018

Contract start date

17 January 2019

Contract end date

8 March 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Mini Tender for the supply of a Skidsteer to the University of Birmingham.

REFERENCE: SC6938/18

The University of Birmingham is constructing a brand new state-of-the-art National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) - an experimental research facility for the investigation of Buried Infrastructure, expected completion early 2019. The ?27.6M NBIF is part of the ?217M UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) that will form a co-ordinated set of interlinked national laboratories. Further details can be found at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ukcric/national-buried-infrastructure-facility.aspx

The primary purpose of the Skidsteer (Large and Mini) is to load or unload soils / sands / aggregate from the conveyor belts. A conveyor belt system may also be used to stack materials into the silos.
1. To operate externally in all weathers and low levels of light.
2. To load the conveyor belt system that feeds material into the facility.
3. To load the conveyor belt system that feeds materials into the silos.
4. To collect materials dumped off the conveyor belts.
5. To collect material from the silos.

Further information regarding the specification requirements for the Skidsteer can be found in the tender document.

The anticipated overall budget for this item (including accessories) is approximately ?30k excluding VAT.

More information

Links

Additional text

All main correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; http://www.in-tendhost.com/universityofbirmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Collins

Address

Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 414 9055

Email

s.collins@bham.ac.uk