Published date: 12 August 2015

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: 7 September 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Flow-measuring equipment - 38421000

  • Checking and testing apparatus - 38500000

Location of contract

S60 5TZ

Value of contract

£60 to £100

Procurement reference

274/EML/NAM/15

Published date

12 August 2015

Closing date

7 September 2015

Contract start date

14 September 2015

Contract end date

14 December 2015

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

274/EML/NAM/15 Powder Flow Tester

The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for supply to the NAMTEC Group of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Catcliffe in Rotherham.

Scope of the Requirement:

The supply, installation and commissioning of a rheometer, shear cell type system to measure powder flow properties.
The system should be able to measure powder materials under a wide range of conditions to determine how the powder will behave under typical processing conditions. These changing conditions include pressure, temperature, humidity and energy level applied to the powder.
The system should be used to examine metallic, ceramic and polymeric powder materials. It is intended to be primarily used in a research laboratory setting for characterising the flow properties of powder metals used in additive manufacture, HIP and other PM processes.

Tender Process and Documentation:

This is an open, sub threshold exercise. The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield.

If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

The date for return of tenders : 9th of September 2015 12.00 Noon UK Time

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/aspx/

About the buyer

Contact name

Ericka Lyne

Address

Wallis Way
Catcliffe
Rotherham
S60 5TZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0)114 222 9570

Email

e.m.lyne@sheffield.ac.uk