Tender

Laser Flash Analyser System

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY

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29 Jan 2021 at 18:38

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is initiated by Brunel University for the acquisition of a Laser Flash Analyser System, valued at £280,000. This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically within the laboratory, optical, and precision equipment sector, focused on advancing light metal research through the Future Metallurgy Centre. The procurement is currently at the tender stage, with the tender period set to close on 1st March 2021. The delivery will take place in Uxbridge, London, commencing on 31st March 2021 and concluding on 31st March 2022. This is an open procedure above the threshold meant to encourage competitive bidding.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses seeking to expand in the scientific and laboratory instrumentation market. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would find this tender particularly suitable to participate in, given its focus on high-performance technology required for advanced materials characterisation. Companies with expertise in thermal analysis instruments and those capable of delivering innovative manufacturing solutions aligned with UK industry needs are encouraged to apply.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Laser Flash Analyser System

Notice Description

Further to the successful development of the Advanced Metal Casting Centre (AMCC) and the Advanced Metal Processing Centre (AMPC) within the Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) at Brunel University London (BUL), the third phase development, the Future Metallurgy Centre (FMC), is now being established to expand this unique national facility for light metal research in processing and characterisation for fundamental research and industrial applications. Together with the EPSRC Future Liquid Metal Engineering Hub, AMCC and AMPC, the FMC will provide high performance light alloys, resource efficient manufacturing technologies and component innovations with advanced materials characterisation facilities to meet the long- and mid-term needs of UK industry. The Light Flash Analyser (LFA) system is a thermal analysis instrument that determines the thermophysical properties (e.g. thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity) of materials over a wide range of temperatures. It involves irradiation with multiple pulses of energy provided by a Xenon lamp to heat up one surface of a sample located in a measuring cell within a sample chamber maintained at a pre-determined temperature.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fb914553-84fc-4cd1-b169-073877dfc7fb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a71b24a-3dd5-4ed9-b476-07dd70190033
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
UXBRIDGE
Postcode
UB8 3PH
Post Town
Southall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Hillingdon
Electoral Ward
Colham & Cowley
Westminster Constituency
Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Further Information

Notice Documents

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