Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of a Materials Testing System
Notice Description
Materials Testing System
Lot Information
Lot 1
A Table Mounted Materials Testing System is designed to test the mechanical properties of materials--like tensile strength, compression strength, flexural behaviour, or hardness. It is used to evaluate how materials behave under different loads. Having the axial and torsional axes coupled in one frame is essential for this research: it eliminates inter-machine variability, avoids alignment and fixturing inconsistencies that would arise from chaining separate instruments, ensures synchronized control and common metrology for traceable results, and preserves the integrity of combined-load failure and characterization tests.
Procurement Information
The School of Engineering required the purchase of the Instron Model 68MT-5 Table Mounted Materials Testing System in support of the research into meta-material adhesives for improved performance and functionalisation of bondlines. Instron's proposal is the only offering that delivers an integrated table-mounted 5 kN frame, a biaxial transducer with the required axial/rotational capacities, and a compatible torsion actuator 25Nm -- together with traceable load-cell calibration, the required test-control/software functionality, on-site commissioning and user training -- in a single, synchronized system. No other supplier demonstrated the combined tension-compression + torsion capability (including the exact torque limits, angular resolution and software/test-profiler support) that the research protocol requires. Having the axial and torsional axes coupled in one frame is essential for this research: it eliminates inter-machine variability, avoids alignment and fixturing inconsistencies that would arise from chaining separate instruments, ensures synchronized control and common metrology for traceable results, and preserves the integrity of combined-load failure and characterization tests. For this reason, this purchase was made directly with Instron via an NCA.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000815699
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543423
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
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- CPV Codes
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £73,853 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 1HT
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543423
Purchase of a Materials Testing System - Materials Testing System
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