Published date: 13 March 2018

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: 18 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SC6216/18

Published date

13 March 2018

Closing date

18 April 2018

Contract start date

15 May 2018

Contract end date

30 July 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION/COMMISSIONING (where appropriate) OF A SET OF (CHEMICAL) ENGINEERING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a series of equipment to provide for the delivery of a new undergraduate lab programme for the School of Chemical Engineering.

Please note that only suppliers who are able to supply the whole equipment list should submit a tender response.

The supplier shall respond to each point of this specification, describing in detail the method of compliance or otherwise.

The lab equipment will be used by groups of 3 students, and should be robust and use industrially relevant componentry where applicable.

The following (high level overview) of equipment is required:-

Area/Theme Equipment Type Number of Rigs
Heat Transfer B2: Heat Exchanger (tube in tube + variations) 4
Fluid Flow C3: Pressure drop in pipe (air as working fluid) 3
Mass Transfer E1: Gas Absorption 2
Mass Transfer F1: Distillation 1
Reactors H1: Ideal Reactor Kit (CSTR, PFR + variations) 2
Thermodynamics J1: Refrigeration 2
Fluid Flow K1: Pump Trainer (various pump types) 4
Heat transfer/Phase Change L1: Evaporation 2
Unit Operation M1: Crystallisation 1
Unit Operation N1: Filtration 2
Unit Operation O1: Stirred tank (both heat and mass transfer set up) 3
Process Control P1: Control training (Level, flow, pressure, temperature) 4
Process Control Q2: Advanced multi-variable control 1
Unit Operation R1: Fluidised bed 3
Hands on, option lab S1: Build a ... (e.g. pump, valve) 2


Further specification details of the equipment are provided below:-

Please note that only suppliers who are abl...

More information

Links

Additional text

1.1 All main correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; www.in-tendhost.com/universityofbirmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Collins

Address

Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 414 9055

Email

s.collins@bham.ac.uk