Published date: 21 April 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

20170421140008-3510

Published date

21 April 2017

Closing date

28 March 2017

Contract start date

29 March 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The 100 Year Package Outer Can presents a number of areas of interest for metallurgical and mechanical characterisation. These areas can be classed as;
I. The deep draw can body itself (inside and outside surfaces) and any surface treatment (e.g. aqua blasting) used to relieve stress.
II. The closure weld and heat effected zone
III. The bar code or any similar feature used to identify the can.
These areas can be characterised in a number of relatively simple ways:
a. Crystallographic phases by x-ray diffraction (has the can manufacture introduced other phases which may influence the lifetime of the package )
b. Surface finish/topography (sites to initiate corrosion)
c. Microstructure by etching (grain size and orientation, inclusions) and electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD). The grain size of metal relates to a number of mechanical properties.
d. Residual stress by x-ray diffraction (areas of high residual stress are susceptible to stress corrosion cracking)
e. Hardness (resistance of metal to deformation)

The scope of metallurgical testing required is to investigate the 3 areas of interest identified above through characterisation techniques listed and conduct analysis of the results comparing to the existing THORP 3 in 1 SNM Package.

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Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2017

Contract start date

29 March 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2017

Total value of contract

£55,482

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The University of Manchester

Address

The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Williams

Address

Calder Bridge
Seascale
CA20 1PG
ENG

Telephone

+44 1925833316

Email

chris.z.williams@sellafieldsites.com

Website

http://www.sellafieldsites.com