Published date: 19 January 2022

Last edited date: 20 January 2022

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


Closing: 5 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Instrumentation and control equipment - 31682210

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£45,000

Procurement reference

349 - 5

Published date

19 January 2022

Closing date

5 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 January 2022

Contract end date

1 July 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other: Request for Quotation

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a contract award notice for the purchase of a Dynamic Mechanical Analyser (DMA) instrument that will allow measurement of viscoelastic properties of a wide range of solid state materials. Furthermore, the package allows analysis of the properties and change in properties of a wide range of temperatures, and using a range of forces and frequencies. The instrument supports testing of lab-scale samples in a number of different bending geometries as well as tension and compression testing. The package also includes a control computer, and software, and software for offline analysis of data. The instrument is intended for use within the University of Lincoln's Advanced Engineering and Research and Development Building (The Bridge).

Hosted by the University of Lincoln, The Bridge is a new Engineering and Materials Research and Development (R&D) centre that sits at the heart of, and serves, Lincolnshire's science and technology sector. The Bridge R&D centre is designed to be a collaborative research facility acting as a bridge between industry partners and the University.

The purchase made under this contract award notice is part of the Bridge scheme which is externally funded by the European Regional Development Fund along with the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (GLLEP) via the Single Local Growth Fund.

The University has carried out a Request for Quotation process.

Award information

Awarded date

17 January 2022

Contract start date

17 January 2022

Contract end date

1 July 2022

Total value of contract

£45,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Netzsch Gerätebau GmbH

Address

UK Branch Office
Unit 6 Element Court
Mercury Point Hilton Cross Business Park
Featherstone
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV10 7FE

Reference

Companies House number: BR015230

Value of contract

£45,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Roger Holloway

Address

Campus Way
LINCOLN
LN67TS
England

Email

rholloway@lincoln.ac.uk