--- title: "REF: AEMRI-266-AFE - AEMRI Final Evaluation" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-125652" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-125652" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-125652.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-125652.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "TWI LTD" published: "2022-10-14" --- # REF: AEMRI-266-AFE - AEMRI Final Evaluation Buyer: TWI LTD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-125652 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-125652) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-125652.json) ## Summary The public procurement process is being conducted by TWI Ltd, a research and technology organisation based in Cambridge, UK. The procurement title is "REF: AEMRI-266-AFE - AEMRI Final Evaluation" under the services category. This tender relates to an initiative known as AEMRI, funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). TWI is seeking a professional company/organisation to undertake an independent final project evaluation for reporting to WEFO. The tender deadline for submission is November 11, 2022, and the award period ends on November 25, 2022. This tender for evaluation consultancy services presents an opportunity for businesses with experience in conducting project evaluations on large projects, particularly ERDF projects. Companies specialising in evaluation, advanced engineering materials, robotic inspection, and nuclear fabrication research would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage and invites interested parties to participate in the final phase evaluation of the AEMRI project funded by WEFO. Businesses with expertise in technical evaluation and research methodologies are encouraged to engage with TWI Ltd through the specified communication channels. ## Notice TWI is one of the world's foremost independent research and technology organisations, with expertise in solving problems in all aspects of manufacturing, fabrication and whole-life integrity management technologies.Established in Cambridge, UK in 1946 and with facilities across the globe, the company has a first class reputation for service through its teams of internationally respected consultants, scientists, engineers and support staff, whose knowledge and expertise is available to its Industrial Members as and when they require.This specification has been produced as part of an initiative known as AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), which is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). AEMRI seeks to create a unique facility housing a critical mass of equipment, expertise and resources. AEMRI provides an environment to test and prove the limits of performance of advanced materials. Through the use of advanced modelling and simulation methods, full, large-scale mechanical test structures will be designed and built upon finite element analysis (FEA) calculations. Advanced, automated non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques will be developed with the aim of saving the industry time and production costs as well as minimising the risk of catastrophic structural failures.AEMRI aims to deliver the objectives of the project through the following four technical strands:-1) Modelling and Simulation of High Performance Materials and Structures.2) Advanced Robotic Inspection of Complex Geometry Structures.3) Inspection Systems for Very Large Structures for the Green Energy Sector.4) Nuclear Fabrication Research Centre.Now approaching the final phase of what will be a seven and a half year project, and having undergone an inception and midterm project evaluation, TWI is seeking a professional company/organisation to undertake an independent final project evaluation for reporting to WEFO. Ideally, the successful bidder will have had previous demonstrable experience in conducting project evaluations on similar large projects, in particular ERDF projects.Please ensure all communication in relation to this tender is carried out using the In-Tend correspondence facility. (WA Ref:125652)Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: This specification has been produced as part of an initiative known as AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), which is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125652 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 11 Nov 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TWI LTD | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB21 6AL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | South Cambridgeshire | | Electoral ward | Linton | | Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 14 Oct 2022 at 16:21 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125652 ## Notice URLs - http://www.twi-global.com - https://http:/in-tendhost.co.uk/twi ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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