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title: "Procurement of an Autoclave Moulding Facility"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038bd4"
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# Procurement of an Autoclave Moulding Facility

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038bd4

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## Summary

The University of Bristol, a public body, completed a procurement process for an Autoclave Moulding Facility under the goods category. The facility, designed for research purposes, requires advanced control systems and data logging. The procurement method was an open procedure, and the contract with ASC Process Systems Ltf was signed on 28th July 2023, with a value of £333,765. The University's contact point for this procurement is available via telephone at +44 01179289000 or email at yi19222@bristol.ac.uk.

This tender for an Autoclave Moulding Facility by the University of Bristol presents business growth opportunities for firms in the pressure vessels industry. Companies specializing in industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators, heat treatment machinery, or plastic working machinery could find this tender suitable. The University is based in Bristol, UK, and the tender was open with a particular focus on quality and cost criteria. Businesses interested in providing such advanced scientific equipment should closely monitor the University's procurement activities for future tender opportunities.

## 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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 | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024083-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | 26 Jan 2023 |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £350,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £333,765 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5DS |
| 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 | TLK11 Bristol, City of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASC PROCESS SYSTEMS LTF |

## 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 15:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024083-2023
- 2 Jun 2023 at 14:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015739-2023
- 8 Dec 2022 at 12:16 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034773-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bristol.ac.uk
- https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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