Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of Grind and Polishing Equipment
Notice Description
"The University of Strathclyde has a requirement for supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, and training of a new grinder-polisher replacing an existing unit that has reached end-of-life. This is being undertaken by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) - Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), for Metallography and Materials Characterisation Laboratory (Lab 6 AF114). The lab provides metallographic sample preparation to support research, industrial projects and student projects.Metallographic preparation is a crucial stage in materials characterisation and allows for microscopy, hardness testing and many more analysis. The current Eco-Automet grinder-polisher has deteriorated over years of heavy use, resulting in inconsistent sample quality and higher service costs.AFRC requires a modern, reliable automatic grinder-polisher with consistent performance, advanced automation, programmable processes, and compatibility with existing consumables and sample sizes, removal of old equipment. This will ensure continuous operation and support increasing demand from industrial projects and research programmes."
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000823775
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR552583
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £25,937 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- 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
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
- Additional Buyers
- 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 3YY
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North East
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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