Published date: 17 January 2020

Last edited date: 31 January 2020

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: 3 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

LA1 4YR

Value of contract

£30,000 to £32,000

Procurement reference

SP/20/1128

Published date

17 January 2020

Closing date

3 February 2020

Contract start date

24 February 2020

Contract end date

23 February 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Purchaser is inviting tenders on the terms set out in this further competition for the supply, delivery and installation of two powder weighing/potent powder cabinets. We seek this equipment to safely house metallurgical preparation apparatus for the manufacture of uranium oxide simulated fuel pellets and for general radioactive powder handling. The facility will be used as part of Lancaster's existing UTGARD laboratory (see below).

Building on its reputation and existing facilities for internationally excellent research in advanced nuclear fuel recycle technologies, Lancaster University Engineering Department has recently been awarded a grant of £800,000 to extend UTGARD Lab (U/Th/beta-Gamma Active process chemistry R&D facilities), a process chemistry laboratory for work on beta/gamma active fission products, uranium, thorium and low level alpha tracers.
The UTGARD Lab extension will be equipped with a range of instruments, of which powder weighing cabinets/potent powder cabinets are one component, for the manufacture of nuclear materials and simulated nuclear fuel to underpin both fundamental and application driven research (including scale up) in nuclear recycle and waste management. A unique feature of UTGARD Lab is that all of the equipment to be sited in the lab will be available to external researchers for use with open source uranium, thorium, beta/gamma emitters and alpha tracers.
It is anticipated that the effective operational life of the machine will be 10 years.

This purchase supports the University's objective to maintain its place as a world class research establishment.

This purchase must fit within a project budget of £32000 incl. VAT.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Amanda Fryers

Address

Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 4YR
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1524594499

Email

a.fryers@lancaster.ac.uk