Published date: 6 July 2015

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: 28 July 2015

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

LA1 4YR

Value of contract

£60,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

SP/15/725

Published date

6 July 2015

Closing date

28 July 2015

Contract start date

10 August 2015

Contract end date

10 August 2016

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

Lancaster University wishes to purchase a Thermal Gravimetric Analyser with additional Mass Spectrometer detector (TGA-DSC-MS) system.
This document has been prepared to set-out the University's requirements and enable potential Suppliers to submit accurate proposals.

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 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to support the creation of 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.
UTGARD Lab will be equipped with a range of instruments, of which this TGA-DSC-MS system is one component, for the provision of thermodynamic and kinetic data 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.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Amanda Fryers

Address

Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 4YR
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1524594499

Email

a.fryers@lancaster.ac.uk