Tender

REF: AEMRI-286-MLF Materials for a Mechanical Loading Frame

TWI LTD

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Summary of the contracting process

TWI Ltd, based in Cambridge, UK, is seeking materials for a Mechanical Loading Frame as part of the AEMRI project funded by the Welsh European Funding Office. The procurement stage is currently in the tender period, with a deadline for submissions on November 9, 2022, and an award period ending on November 18, 2022. The main procurement category is goods, and the procurement method is open.

This tender by TWI Ltd offers opportunities for businesses providing steel and carbon materials for advanced engineering projects. Companies specializing in high-performance materials, robotic inspection, large structure inspections, and nuclear fabrication research are well-suited to compete. The Mechanical Loading Frame project aims to push the limits of advanced materials through modelling, simulation, and non-destructive evaluation techniques, presenting a unique growth opportunity for innovative businesses in the manufacturing and engineering sector.

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Notice Title

REF: AEMRI-286-MLF Materials for a Mechanical Loading Frame

Notice Description

TWI is one of the world's foremost independent research and technology organisations, with expertise in solving problems in all aspects of manufacturing, fabrication and whole-life integrity management technologies.Established in Cambridge, UK in 1946 and with facilities across the globe, the company has a first class reputation for service through its teams of internationally respected consultants, scientists, engineers and support staff, whose knowledge and expertise is available to its Industrial Members as and when they require.This specification has been produced as part of an initiative known as AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), which is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). AEMRI seeks to create a unique facility housing a critical mass of equipment, expertise and resources. AEMRI provides an environment to test and prove the limits of performance of advanced materials. Through the use of advanced modelling and simulation methods, full, large-scale mechanical test structures will be designed and built upon finite element analysis (FEA) calculations. Advanced, automated non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques will be developed with the aim of saving the industry time and production costs as well as minimising the risk of catastrophic structural failures.AEMRI will deliver the objectives of the project through the following four technical strands:-- Modelling and Simulation of High Performance Materials and Structures.- Advanced Robotic Inspection of Complex Geometry Structures.- Inspection Systems for Very Large Structures for the Green Energy Sector.- Nuclear Fabrication Research Centre.TWI would like to be supplied with the following raw materials, for the construction of a Mechanical Loading Frame.Please ensure all communication is made via purchasing@twi.co.uk (WA Ref:125770)Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: This specification has been produced as part of an initiative known as AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), which is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-125770
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125770
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

14 - Mining, basic metals and related products

24 - Chemical products


CPV Codes

14622000 - Steel

24311800 - Carbon

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TWI LTD
Contact Name
The Purchasing Department
Contact Email
purchasing@twi.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1223899000

Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB21 6AL
Post Town
Cambridge
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Linton
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

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