Published date: 9 February 2024
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Opportunity (published 9 February 2024, last edited 12 February 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£100,000
Procurement reference
NCL001-DN702194-49602133
Published date
9 February 2024
Closing date
23 February 2024
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
11 March 2024
Contract end date
10 March 2025
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?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The University has recently been awarded an EPSRC Core Funding and Unmet Demands Equipment grant and wants to purchase one Orthopaedic Implant Friction Simulator to complement its existing tribology kit. This equipment will be housed in the new Tribology Lab based in the new Stephenson Building redevelopment within the School of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. The objectives of the equipment are summarized as follows:
• To be able to measure friction in orthopaedic bearings, principally hip and knee replacements.
• To be able to measure torque in orthopaedic bearings, principally hip and knee replacements.
• To be able to carry out measurements in a wide range of implant types, from hips (3 degree of rational freedom) to knees (6 degrees of freedom).
• To be able to obtain friction and torque data of a period of time to monitor behaviour of simulated several months or years of use.
• To be able to store data for use and analysis later on in other software.
The scope of this contract is for the supply, delivery and help in installation of the equipment detailed in Section 3 Technical Specification to the University, with after-sales support and 12 months warranty and maintenance, all training necessary for safe and reliable operation of the system and a complete set of operating and maintenance documents.
More information
About the buyer
Contact name
Graeme Hayes
Address
4th Floor King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
England
Telephone
+44 1912088618
Website
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