Notice Information
Notice Title
Tender for the Supply and Installation of a Sintering System for the Production of Ndfeb Magnets
Notice Description
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of a sintering system for the production of sintered NdFeB permanent magnets. The proposed unit will allow inert charging and sintering of a batch size of a minimum of 50 kg of NdFeB under vacuum or inert atmosphere. Note, due to space requirements of the system, the proposed sintering system will be installed at Tyesley Energy Park in Birmingham. This project is funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund; Driving the Electric Revolution. General characteristics A sintering furnace for NdFeB with a minimum capacity of 50 kg per batch. The system must incorporate inert loading of pressed NdFeB compacts. The equipment must comply with all the relevant UK law, regulations, and British Standards. Specification i. Requirements 1) The complete system must be capable of the handling of batch sizes of a minimum of 50 kg, nominally for rectangular magnet blocks with dimensions up to 40mm x 40mm x 20mm. 2) The system should allow for inert loading of pressed compacts by use of a glove box system. 3) The system needs to be ergonomically designed for the efficient handling of the material, facilitating the inert handling and transfer of green compacts (maximum oxygen content 20 ppm) also allowing for the easy transfer in and out of sintering trays. 4) The sintering vessel should be capable of being pumped down to a vacuum level of 10-4 mBar, with appropriate filters / traps to avoid powder entering the vacuum pump. 5) The sintering furnace must be capable of consistently achieving temperatures up to a minimum of 1200degC under vacuum or inert gas with good thermal uniformity (in the order of +/-5degC) during the ramp and sintering stages. 6) During the sintering process hydrogen will be evolved from the compacts (up to 900degC). The pumping system must be capable of safely removing this hydrogen. The sintering system needs to have the ability to actively cool the material from the sintering temperature at a controlled rate. Appropriate control should be incorporated with the ability to log the process parameters. Temp, Vacuum, oxygen levels, moisture levels, flow rates, power consumption. Ability to set multiple programmes for gas control and temp profiles through PID control. ii. Optional Component Technologies 7) The system could incorporate two solvent extraction chambers and pumping systems to remove solvents from the green compacts prior to the sintering process All correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home (https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ea64761b-672b-40bd-8626-ec5c48adf9d1
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5734c6cc-f88c-4a5b-8df1-abc0d02ad0d1
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
24 - Chemical products
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
42 - Industrial machinery
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- CPV Codes
24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
31630000 - Magnets
42300000 - Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £316,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £316,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jul 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 May 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Jun 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Jun 2022 - 1 Jul 2023 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
- Contact Name
- Kseniya Samsonik
- Contact Email
- k.samsonik@bham.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Edgbaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5734c6cc-f88c-4a5b-8df1-abc0d02ad0d1
6th July 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e677c88b-095d-43c6-b466-bd077d3824f6
25th March 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
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