Published date: 6 July 2022

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


Closing: 19 April 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£298,862.46

Procurement reference

SC10029/22

Published date

6 July 2022

Closing date

19 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a thermal mechanical test system for in-situ irradiation. The University operates an MC40 Cyclotron and a neutron beam facility is currently being built. The MC40 Cyclotron can produce the proton beam energies in the range of 3~38 MeV. The proposed system will be
integrated to the Cyclotron and/or the neutron beams for mechanical testing under elevated temperatures, with in-situ irradiation.

The system needs to be interface with the irradiation beams at the University of Birmingham. Thus, it is expected that the system should be mobile and/or adjustable in terms of the positioning.

The system shall be able to operate under different environmental conditions, such as air, vacuum or gaseous.

The system shall enable the testing of flat samples, but the capability of testing samples of other geometries (such as cylindrical) is highly desirable.

The system shall be able to accurately measure and control the temperate of the testing sample. The maximum testing sample temperature equal to, or greater than, 1200 oC is needed. The capability of testing at temperatures lower than the
ambient temperature is a plus.

The system shall be able to accurately measure and control the displacement/strain on the testing sample. The capability of remote strain measurement such as digital image correlation is highly desirable.

The system shall be able to provide the maximum load of 5 kN or above. It is highly desirable to have exchangeable load-cells with different maximum loads. The system shall have a digital control system to deliver custom deformation waveforms (e.g. static loading, creep, fatigue including TMF etc), as well as cooled (using
liquid nitrogen/water) grips for temperature control (essential for samples subjected to high beam currents).

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Supply and Installation of an Environmental Thermal Mechanical Test System

  • Opportunity
  • Published 9 March 2022

Award information

Awarded date

27 June 2022

Contract start date

1 July 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£298,862.46

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cormet Oy

Address

Koivulehdontie 4
FI-01510
Vantaa

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Kseniya Samsonik

Address

University of Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
England

Email

k.samsonik@bham.ac.uk