Published date: 20 January 2021

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Opportunity (published 20 January 2021, last edited 2 February 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Rheometers - 38428000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£55,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN521068-13133913

Published date

20 January 2021

Closing date

3 February 2021

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

12 February 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University has recently been awarded an EPSRC equipment grant and wants to purchase a state-of-the-art Rheometer. The objectives of the equipment are summarized as follows:
• To study the fundamental behaviour of non-Newtonian liquids, slurries and suspensions and soft matter
• To allow the relationships between stresses, strains and viscoelastic behaviour in the fluids and soft matter to be understood in order to understand material transport within thermodynamic events and material processing with complex fluids

The scope of this contract is for the supply of the equipment as detailed in the ITT to the University, with after-sales support and 36 months warranty and maintenance.

Expressions of interest in this opportunity can be made by registering via the University's eTendering portal at:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=63871dd3-115b-eb11-8106-005056b64545

The contract reference is NU/1617.
The deadline for submitting a tender response is 14.00 GMT on Wednesday 3rd February 2021.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Dave Anderson

Address

Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
England

Telephone

+44 1912085360

Email

dave.anderson@ncl.ac.uk