Published date: 21 June 2024

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: 12 July 2024, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Measuring instruments - 38300000

  • Checking and testing apparatus - 38500000

    • Meters - 38550000

Location of contract

CA14 3YQ

Value of contract

£0 to £30,000

Procurement reference

20240621120906-124934

Published date

21 June 2024

Closing date

12 July 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2025

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

As part of the DESNZ AMR Programme, the NNL graphite matrix compact production pilot plant will be producing graphite compact material in the near future. Following the production of this material it will be necessary to characterize the produced samples, to assess both the quality of manufacture and the suitability of the graphite compact material for its intended future application.
One of the material properties that will be measured on these produced samples will be gas permeability. Gas permeability is the physical property which represents how easily gasses can pass through a given material and is important for understanding the propagation of fission gases. It is this property can provide insight into the oxidation behaviour of graphite, as well as likely contamination of graphite post generation.
Although equipment already exists to perform this within NNL, a capability to perform these measurements in the non-active Workington laboratory is required. Therefore, the procurement of a permeameter, suitable for measuring the gas permeability properties of a range of graphite materials is necessary. Further information can be found in the Procurement Specification - Appendix A.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Stacey O'Driscoll

Address

Chadwick House, Birchwood Park
Warrington
WA3 6AE
ENG

Telephone

+44 1900517684

Email

nnl.procurement@uknnl.com

Website

https://www.nnl.co.uk/