Published date: 8 January 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 December 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

Location of contract

NR33 0HT

Value of contract

£14,500

Procurement reference

tender_257471/917154

Published date

8 January 2021

Closing date

8 December 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

11 January 2021

Contract end date

15 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Requirement:
The Marine Litter Team at Cefas requires to purchase a single benchtop xenon lamp weathering chamber with chiller for the accelerated ageing of conventional and biodegradable plastics. Applications would mainly include small sized items (e.g. few centimetres ) and microplastics (powder form, items below 5 mm in size).

The weathering chamber should be ideal for the accelerated ageing of conventional and biodegradable plastics and exposure time under the lamp should be able to be related to an estimate exposure time under natural conditions.

The weathering chamber should ideally be designed to contain a specimen tray for the placement of at least 6 borosilicate glass tubes (or similar) for the exposure of the materials in different media (i.e. degradation in air, water and in sediment).

Specification as a minimum should include:

- Programmable Light and Dark Cycles
- Programmable Irradiance with Variable Set Points
- Programmable Test Duration in Hours/Minutes
- Chiller unit with integrated control
- Auto-Cal Irradiance System to ensure accurate Irradiance Settings
- 1 Xenon Arc Lamp
- Calibration Equipment for quick and easy user calibration (e.g. irradiance smart sensor).
- Glass test tube holders and corresponding, appropriate sample tray


Equipment must be provided along with all additional items, fixtures and fittings required to make the equipment fully operational for the purposes it is required, taking into consideration:

- All equipment will be supplied as new from high quality respected manufacturers and suppliers
- Can meet the specification guaranteed to satisfy the requirements detailed in Schedule 1
- Where possible all equipment shall be commercially available 'off the shelf' systems.
- All equipment must be designed to operate in the conditions under which it will be used, including (but not limited to) potential exposure to water and high temperatures for survey equipment.

Award information

Awarded date

21 December 2020

Contract start date

11 January 2021

Contract end date

15 February 2021

Total value of contract

£14,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Q-Lab Europe Limited

Address

Express Trading Estate, BOLTON, Bolton, BL4 9TP, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Chloe Halifax

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
England

Telephone

0

Email

Chloe.Halifax@cefas.co.uk