Published date: 10 November 2020

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: 27 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • X-ray devices - 33111000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP542661719

Published date

10 November 2020

Closing date

27 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2024

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?

Yes

Description

The V&A wishes to procure a 320 kV X-radiography tube for the Science Section, for the investigation of a wide variety of objects from across the museum collections.

The instrument chosen will be a 'turn-key' system and all hardware, firmware and software costs must be included in your tender return. In addition a one-year statutory warranty plus an additional four years of preventive maintenance should be included in the total cost.

The instrument will be used in proximity of 13 amp, 240 volt AC, 50 Hz supply, in a non-air conditioned, lead-lined X-ray room (lead minimum thickness 15 mm, lead thickness in target wall 35 mm).

Tenders may provide options or alternative quotes.

Please note that the budget is not confirmed and the award of contract is subject to the V&A receiving the AHRC CapCo funding.

Separate tenders for a computed radiography system and x-ray room doors are being run concurrently

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About the buyer

Contact name

Lucia Burgio

Address

Cromwell Road
Kensington
SW7 2RL
UK

Telephone

+442079422229

Email

procurement@vam.ac.uk