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title: "CF Awarded Contract - Autoclave Moulding Facility"
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# CF Awarded Contract - Autoclave Moulding Facility

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d1cb562b-0abf-4bd1-9d54-cc5a07b5ed10

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## Summary

The University of Bristol has awarded a contract for an Autoclave Moulding Facility. The facility, worth £333,765 GBP, is intended for thermosetting and thermoplastic research. Located in the South West region of the United Kingdom, the facility includes features such as advanced control systems. The tender process was open with a deadline of 4th July 2023, and the contract period is from 28th July 2023 to 31st July 2026.

This contract for the Autoclave Moulding Facility presents an opportunity for businesses in the industrial or laboratory furnaces sector as well as those involved in machinery for heat treatment of materials and machinery for working rubber or plastics. Suppliers suited for this tender should be prepared for the open procurement procedure above the threshold. The University of Bristol, as the buyer, seeks to engage with SMEs and emphasizes goods as the main procurement category.

## Notice

The University of Bristol has a requirement to procure an autoclave moulding facility, with ports suitable for a variety of instrumentation as well as the addition of resin lines. The facility will be used for thermosetting materials that will have a maximum temperature of 250degC and thermoplastic research, with a maximum temperature of 400degC. The facility must have an advanced control and data logging system which can integrate with any instrumentation and at a future date the computing/network facilities available at UoB.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bea66ed-5567-4c6c-b4ae-8e972285c050 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | 8 Dec 2022 |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 27 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £333,765 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £333,765 |
| 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 BRISTOL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS8 1TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 42300000 - Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens
- 42940000 - Machinery for the heat treatment of materials
- 42994000 - Machinery for working rubber or plastics
- 44615000 - Pressure vessels

## Release History

- 16 Aug 2023 at 15:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bea66ed-5567-4c6c-b4ae-8e972285c050
- 2 Jun 2023 at 14:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9ed92cc-e0d4-49d0-b03b-311ae3689d2e
- 8 Dec 2022 at 12:38 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0fe67e21-d163-4328-9f63-698c013e2cb1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bea66ed-5567-4c6c-b4ae-8e972285c050
  16th August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9ed92cc-e0d4-49d0-b03b-311ae3689d2e
  2nd June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0fe67e21-d163-4328-9f63-698c013e2cb1
  8th December 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://tenders.bris.ac.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bristol.ac.uk/composites/

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