Published date: 11 December 2023

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: 4 February 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN702194-62633129

Published date

11 December 2023

Closing date

4 February 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

5 February 2024

Contract end date

5 February 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

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, including Ancillary Apparatus, Software and PC. 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 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.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Graeme Hayes

Address

4th Floor King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1912088618

Email

graeme.hayes@ncl.ac.uk

Website

https://www.ncl.ac.uk