Published date: 21 January 2016

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: 5 February 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Engineering services - 71300000

Location of contract

NG7 2RD

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

PROC HF ITT/757

Published date

21 January 2016

Closing date

5 February 2016

Contract start date

7 April 2016

Contract end date

18 October 2017

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

There is a requirement at the University of Nottingham (UON) within the Gas Turbine & Transmissions Research Centre (GTTRC) for a test facility with two independent drive shafts to test a variety of aero engine and advanced power transmissions based unit under test (UUT).

The facility design shall be of a modular nature to provide for the maximum flexibility in accommodating current and future test requirements.

The facility design should include the flexibility to allow future upgrading with minimum cost and effort. The future upgrades are likely to include an increase in speed for drive Module D2 (see Requirement TR00107-MD-02) and to accommodate different drive layout configurations with variable nominal heights by adding extra modular sub plinths e.g., TR00107-MD-06 The supplier should include in the bid explanation of how the enhancements will be catered for. It is desirable if the supplier could assess the cost of the upgrades.

The design, manufacture and commissioning of the elements (as defined by the invitation to tender) of this new test facility is to be performed by an external supplier and this document defines the tasks and conditions. It is to be appended to the purchase order and consists of 9 Articles which define in order:

Article 1: Facility requirements.
Article 2: The supplier's tasks and responsibilities.
Article 3: The services and equipment to be furnished by the UON.
Article 4: Documents to be delivered by the supplier.
Article 5: Criteria for UON acceptance of the completed work.
Article 6: Conditions of work on site.
Article 7: Health, safety and environmental requirements.
Article 8: Schedule of work.
Article 9: Quality plan.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSE: 05 February 2016

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TENDERERS MUST EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST THROUGH FIRST REGISTERING ON THE UNIVERSITY`S E-TENDERING SYSTEM https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/
Non-compliant expressions of interest (EOI) will not be considered or acknowledged. The university reserves the right to cancel the tender process at any stage. The University does not accept any liability for any costs incurred in tenderingEXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSE: 04 December 2014

To EXPRESS INTEREST:
Please first register on the eTendering system then Login and go to Tenders.
Find the project scroll down to View Details and then scroll down to the Express Interest` button at the foot on the right hand side.

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Once you have registered, log-in and go to Current Tenders/view printable details, then expressed interest in the project.
Once you have registered, expressed interest in the project AND your EOI will be accepted and an email will automatically be sent notifying you (to the inserted publish email address at point of registration) that it has been accepted and a second email notifying you that the documents have been published to your site under `My Tenders`.
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About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Forsythe

Address

Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
UK
NG7 2RD
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0)115 951 5675

Email

helen.forsythe@nottingham.ac.uk