Published date: 17 December 2019

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: 15 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Bolts - 44531400

  • Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000

  • Technical testing services - 71632000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£60,000 to £90,000

Procurement reference

20191217160045-3510

Published date

17 December 2019

Closing date

15 January 2020

Contract start date

31 January 2020

Contract end date

30 May 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Contractor shall carry out a destructive programme of various bolt grades and sizes, loaded in double shear, single shear and tension. The purpose of the testing is to measure force and displacement throughout the tests that can be used to validate Finite Element Analysis (FEA) models. From the validated FEA models INS can infer failure criteria of the bolts and bars which can be used as acceptance criteria during development of nuclear transport packages.


About the buyer

Contact name

Ann McGuinness

Address

HINTON HOUSE
CHESHIRE
WARRINGTON
WA3 6GR
ENG

Telephone

+44 1925802586

Email

ann.mcguinness@innuserv.com

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate