Published date: 5 May 2017

Last edited date: 5 May 2017

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: 5 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research, testing and scientific technical simulator - 38970000

  • Industrial machinery - 42000000

  • Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens - 42300000

Location of contract

M13 9PL

Value of contract

£0 to £164,000

Procurement reference

2017/1255/SCF-R/NR/PC

Published date

5 May 2017

Closing date

5 June 2017

Contract start date

30 June 2017

Contract end date

31 July 2017

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Manchester plans to purchase a bespoke thermal cycling rig using water steam atmosphere at ambient pressure. The water vapour oxidation system needs to be able to test 18-24 off 25 mm by 25 mm test pieces at a time in a horizontal automated cyclic furnace with controlled water vapour (steam) in air environments. The high-temperature cycles are typically 1 hour at 1250°C-1350°C followed by 30 min cooling in air. The system should be capable of recording the key parameters of the test and monitoring the cool down of the specimens.

The University of Manchester will be home to a new national research and innovation centre in advanced materials, the Sir Henry Royce Institute (SHRI). Partners, comprise the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial College London, along with National Nuclear Labs (NNL) and the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE).

More information

Links

Additional text

To express an interest in this project please visit the website below where you will need to register to obtain tender documentation.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Office

Address

Manchester
Manchester
Lancashire
M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Telephone

01612752160

Email

procurement@manchester.ac.uk