Published date: 8 December 2021

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: 19 January 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research, testing and scientific technical simulator - 38970000

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0 to £500,000

Procurement reference

IT-144-1432-SC9516/21

Published date

8 December 2021

Closing date

19 January 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 February 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of An Aqueous Mechanical and Corrosion Testing Loop with in-situ Irradiation Capability. The University operates an MC40 Cyclotron and a neutron beam facility is currently being built. The MC40 Cyclotron can produce the proton beam energies in the range of 3~38 MeV.
To support the nuclear research in the UK, the University has been awarded a project by EPSRC to develop a system which will enable the mechanical testing of materials under aqueous environment relevant to the current and future nuclear reactor applications, and with the capability of in-situ irradiation.
In summary, the aqueous system needs to enable the stress corrosion cracking experiments in the normal PWR conditions and also super-critical water conditions, with and without proton and/or neutron irradiation.

- This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or;
- European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or;
- Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils.

More information

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Additional text

1. KEY INFORMATION FOR TENDERERS
1.1 All main correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; www.in-tendhost.com/universityofbirmingham.
1.2 All requests for information will be by on-line questionnaires which are "pre-loaded" onto the In-Tend system.
1.3 If you are requested to submit separate documents, please follow the instructions provided on In-Tend ideally in PDF format unless otherwise requested.
1.4 In-Tend will maintain an auditable copy of any document uploaded by bidders.

1.5 Key information for this tender is highlighted below:

Tender return date ednesday, 19th January 2022
Tender return time 12 noon
Last date for clarification questions Wednesday, 12th January 2022
Standstill Period Minimum 10 Days
Procurement officer Susanna Ting, MCIPS
Emergency contact number
0121 414 5389
Tender procedure used
Find a Tender Open Tender
Email address (please note the In-Tend Portal is the primary contact for this tender)
s.y.ting@bham.ac.uk

* Please note that there will be no extensions to the deadline for returns except in exceptional circumstances.

Delivery Notes

Delivery Location is
Medical Physics Building
University of Birmingham
B15 2TT
Birmingham, UK


Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EPSRC

Funding Description

The University has been awarded a project by EPSRC.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Susanna Ting

Address

Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Telephone

01214145389

Email

s.y.ting@bham.ac.uk