Published date: 5 September 2018

Last edited date: 5 September 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: 3 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens - 42300000

  • Vacuum ovens - 42942200

  • Casting machines - 43720000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£135,000

Procurement reference

2051/JN

Published date

5 September 2018

Closing date

3 September 2018

Contract start date

30 October 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2018

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

***TENDER CANCELLED***
The Sheffield Royce Institute is a~£34M project based in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Sheffield is part of the national Henry Royce Institute (with the main Hub in Manchester) which aims to grow the UK world-leading research and innovation base in advanced materials science, fundamental to all industrial sectors and the national economy. The Sheffield Royce Institute focuses on Advanced Materials Processing and will be delivered through two centres - the Royce Discovery Centre (RDC) and the Royce Translational Centre (RTC). These state of the art facilities will allow materials discovery, materials manufacturing and prototype production and will act as an open access centre of excellence for the UK.

As part of the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials, the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at The University of Sheffield would like to purchase a small-scale strip caster with the capacity to melt up to about 100g of various metals and alloys and to produce width of ribbons up to 20mm.

This small-scale strip caster is to support the materials discovery strand of the Henry Royce theme.

Tender documentation can be accessed by expressing an interest at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/aspx/Home

Closing Date for Returns:
3rd September 2018 - 12.00 Noon (UK Time)

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

James Noble

Address

WESTERN BANK
SHEFFIELD
S102TN
England

Email

james.noble@sheffield.ac.uk