Published date: 19 November 2020

Last edited date: 20 November 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: 9 December 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial machinery - 42000000

Location of contract

B4 7ET

Value of contract

£68,000

Procurement reference

ASTONUNI001-DN511560-98538773

Published date

19 November 2020

Closing date

9 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 December 2020

Contract end date

17 December 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The College of Engineering & Physical Sciences (EPS) at Aston University, in particular the Aston Institute of Urban Technologies and Aston Institute of Material Research (AIMR) are looking to purchase 1 x closed loop sorption gravimetric analyser "Dynamic Vapour Sorption (DVS) Analyser". The equipment will be used to measure the real time measurement for sorption and thermochemical characteristics of powders and solids at grams and m-grams level. This includes:
• Adsorption characteristics for gases "non flow" (e.g. Ammonia), water vapour and vapour of organic solvents.
• Surface area determination (BET).
• Surface energy determination.
• Isoactivity analysis.
• Amorphous content analysis.
• Diffusion analysis.
• Heat of sorption analysis.
• Activation energy analysis.
• Permeability Analysis.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

550 - Dynamic Vapour Sorption (DVS) Analyser

  • Opportunity
  • Published 19 November 2020

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Sajid Ahmed

Address

Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1212044164

Email

s.ahmed102@aston.ac.uk

Website

http://www.aston.ac.uk