Published date: 19 January 2017

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: 24 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foundry moulds - 43415000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£250,000

Procurement reference

BUL - 1703

Published date

19 January 2017

Closing date

24 February 2017

Contract start date

3 April 2017

Contract end date

29 December 2017

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University is seeking tenders for the supply of a hot chamber high pressure die casting (HPDC) machinewith testing die and associated die-heating device is required for making casting with magnesium alloys. Thecasting process should be operated in an automatic cycle. The HPDC machine must be able to be furtherdeveloped with other related machines to form an automatic cell. Additionally the machine must be versatileenough to be configured for research and development applications, with the possibility to modify the operation process during R&D. The system must include excellent integration of the various component parts, subsystemsand software. It is required that the Supplier provides a complete turn-key solution according to our purpose.

Suppliers are required to register and express interest via the University's electronic tendering site at the following URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bruneluniversity

More information

Additional text

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bruneluniversity
Suppliers are required to register and express interest via the University's electronic tendering site at thefollowing URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bruneluniversity Registration and use of the e-tendering portal is free of charge and places suppliers under no obligation to participate. The University reserves the right to amend, suspend or cancel the process at any stage. The University does not accept any liability for any costs incurred in the procurement process. Please note all final submissions must be made electronically via the In-tend portal.

About the buyer

Address

Kingston Lane
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH
England

Email

procurement@brunel.ac.uk