Published date: 5 April 2023

Last edited date: 5 April 2023

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: 19 May 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

  • Aquariums - 39298800

Location of contract

NR4 7TJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-37-822-PURCON2011

Published date

5 April 2023

Closing date

19 May 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 May 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2023

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

The UEA's Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences within the School of Environmental Sciences owns and operates a number of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV's), known as Seagliders.
The University of East Anglia is the only University within the UK which operates these specialised vehicles. UEA Seagliders have been actively used for scientific research projects and campaigns over the last 12 years. They provide a valuable source of income to UEA and enhance the UEA reputation for research. The aquarium is imperative to the continuation of these objectives.

In order to test and commission the Seagliders prior to dispatching on Oceanic missions, there is a requirement to submerge them into a seawater based medium (sodium chloride solution) to carry out tests, ballast and observe operation. In order to achieve this, the department has a large aquarium (3m x 2m x2.25m, ~15,000l). The salinity (density) of the water is manually adjusted by the users to match that of the sea/ocean where the Seaglider will be deployed.
The facility on the UEA campus which currently houses the Seagliders is due to re-locate within the campus. As part of this re-location, there is an opportunity to improve the facility by providing a larger aquarium than the current version.
Please Note: installation and commissioning dates will need to be agreed with the Principal Contractor, who is yet to be appointed.

More information

Links

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Please note this procurement will be conducted via In-Tend, our e-tendering portal. You will need to register with In-Tend free of charge if you wish to access the tender documents. To register please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/aspx/Home Follow the instructions on the system.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Woodcroft

Address

University of East Anglia
Norwich Research Park
Norfolk
NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01603 592728

Email

c.woodcroft@uea.ac.uk