Published date: 14 March 2019

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: 1 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Detection and analysis apparatus - 38430000

  • Checking and testing apparatus - 38500000

Location of contract

M1 7HS

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

2019-1529-TAI-JT-PC

Published date

14 March 2019

Closing date

1 April 2019

Contract start date

26 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

This is an accelerated procedure.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Sir Henry Royce Institute (SHRI) has been established to develop and exploit the UK's world-leading excellence in advanced materials research. As part of nine material themes, the SHRI Hub Building, situated on the University of Manchester's main campus will develop research into both nuclear fuels and waste materials of the future.

As part of this theme, SHRI will include the capability to study transuranic elements, including plutonium. This will include a suite of glove boxes intended for the manufacture and characterisation of plutonium bearing fuel forms and waste materials, as well as suitable radiological detection and protection measures to handle this material safely. This will build on existing uranic capability, which covers the analysis of a range of uranium bearing compounds.

We are therefore looking for a suite of Thermophysics systems (Laser flash analyser, Simultaneous Thermal Analysis, Dilatometer) for our new Fuel Fabrication and Analysis Facility. Current target materials are uranium and thorium based oxides, silicides, nitrides, carbides and borides as well as metallic alloys. In the mid-term the work will expand to utilise Pu based fuel materials. As a result the suite is located and will be operated within a set of Pu capable gloveboxes. Due to the nature of the integration required, the supplier of the TP systems must liaise and work closely with the glove box manufacturer.

In addition, the instrument will be shared with national and international research groups using nuclear grade graphite materials and irradiated alloys. As such, ease of use, especially of the computerised interface is of great importance.

More information

Links

Additional text

To express an interest in this project please visit the website below where you will need to register to obtain tender documentation.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EPSRC

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Carter

Address

Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
M1 7HS
United Kingdom

Telephone

0161 275 2207

Email

paul.carter-2@manchester.ac.uk