Published date: 29 November 2021

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


Closing: 3 November 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

TW11 0LW

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_288539/1017883

Published date

29 November 2021

Closing date

3 November 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

22 November 2021

Contract end date

22 November 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The National Physical Laboratory [NPL] requirement is for a piece of equipment to enable low-load and micro-hardness testing of materials. The purpose is to replace a previous piece of equipment that is at its end of life.

The equipment must be able to perform low-load and microhardness Vickers and Knoop hardness testing at loads ranging from 10 gf to 2 kgf (or 0.098 N to 20 N) in a traceable manner such as through calibration to approved standards (such as BS ISO 4516). The equipment must also be able to meet all minimum requirements as laid out in such standards and will ideally exceed them as is stated below. It would also be preferential for the equipment to have additional functionality in the form of being able to measure load/displacement curves during the indentation, and the ability to conduct tests at different load cycle timings.


Award information

Awarded date

22 November 2021

Contract start date

22 November 2021

Contract end date

22 November 2022

Total value of contract

£32,221

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Hardness Calibrations

Address

20-22 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
England

Email

charley.choules@npl.co.uk