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title: "Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT)"
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# Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT)

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1e968c4f-36b2-4e4b-8ee3-8e2a1836a0a8

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## Summary

The University of Southampton is seeking contractors for the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) project, which is part of its expansion to update experimental facilities at its campus in Southampton, England. This procurement, classified under laboratory and precision equipment, is currently in the Award stage, following an open tender process. The project has an estimated value of £690,000, with a deadline for submissions having been set for 30 April 2019. The contract period is from 2 September 2019 to 1 March 2021.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) involved in the design, manufacturing, and installation of engineering and laboratory testing equipment. Businesses that can demonstrate experience in aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, or similar testing facilities would be well-suited to compete in this tender, potentially leading to long-term partnerships with a prestigious educational institution.

## Notice

The University of Southampton is constructing new facilities, and part of this development effort is the update of experimental facilities. This Invitation to Tender addresses one of the requirements, namely a new Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) designed as a flexible test platform for novel aerodynamics and fluid mechanics research work and experimental technique. The wind tunnel will be installed in a newly constructed building at the University of Southampton's campus. The new building is known as Building 185. This procurement aims to identify a Contractor to design, manufacture, deliver, install, test and commission the BLWT in accordance with the requirements and performance criteria detailed within the Invitation to Tender document set. Additional information: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend: https://intendhost.co.uk/ universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with participating organisations. All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from InTend. Participating organisations are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued to organisations and all communications with the University including the submission of Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend. Regular monitoring of In-Tend is the responsibility of the participating organisation. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the Invitation to Tender documentation. Once you have logged in: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen. you will be able to register your company against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'. Further instructions for the submission of Invitation to Tender responses are below. To submit your return, please follow the instructions below: 1. Login 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View Details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Invitation to Tender Stage') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the "My Tender Return" panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red "Submit Return" button. Please note that to preserve the integrity of the soft market testing exercise, all queries must made be via the correspondence function within In-Tend.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36aad615-88a7-40f9-aa99-062698be3655 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2019 - 1 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £690,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £650,800 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO17 1BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Portswood |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Test |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GUNT TECHNOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2019 at 12:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36aad615-88a7-40f9-aa99-062698be3655
- 19 Mar 2019 at 11:33 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf97e3fd-2f00-4408-9678-3c38a9a57097
- 14 Mar 2019 at 12:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf97e3fd-2f00-4408-9678-3c38a9a57097

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36aad615-88a7-40f9-aa99-062698be3655
  10th September 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf97e3fd-2f00-4408-9678-3c38a9a57097
  19th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton
- https://in­tendhost.co.uk/

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