--- title: "REF: AEMRI-309-ATTD - Advanced Tap Test Devices" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-128308" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-128308" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-128308.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-128308.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "TWI LTD" published: "2023-01-19" --- # REF: AEMRI-309-ATTD - Advanced Tap Test Devices Buyer: TWI LTD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-128308 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-128308) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-128308.json) ## Summary The contracting process is led by TWI Ltd, a renowned independent research and technology organisation based in Cambridge, UK. They are seeking tap testing devices for non-destructive testing of composite structures, with a tender title of REF: AEMRI-309-ATTD - Advanced Tap Test Devices. The procurement stage is currently in the tender period, set to end on 6th February 2023. The devices are required for the AEMRI initiative funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO), utilising European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) to advance engineering materials research. This tender from TWI Ltd offers a business opportunity for companies specialising in machines and apparatus for testing and measuring, as well as miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments. Businesses providing portable and battery-operated tap testing devices for composite structures can compete. The procurement method is open, aligning with TWI's commitment to fostering innovation in advanced materials testing technologies. Companies interested in supplying sophisticated testing equipment for cutting-edge research projects can benefit from participating in this tender opportunity. ## 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 will deliver the objectives of the project through the following four technical strands:-- Modelling and Simulation of High Performance Materials and Structures.- Advanced Robotic Inspection of Complex Geometry Structures.- Inspection Systems for Very Large Structures for the Green Energy Sector.- Nuclear Fabrication Research Centre.TWI requires 2 No. tap testing devices for the non-destructive testing and inspection of composite structures, including foam core and thick GFRP structures. The devices must combine the ability to capture and analyse acoustic signals and material stiffness properties in response to surface tapping, by combining microphone and piezo-electric crystal sensors in a single device and using software to analyse the responses.The devices must each be portable and suitable for deployment by an individual operator in the field, without access to mains power (i.e. they must be battery operated).Please ensure all communication, including queries, is sent via the Correspondence facility within In-Tend. (WA Ref:128308)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=128308 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 6 Feb 2023 | | 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 - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring - 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments ## Release History - 19 Jan 2023 at 15:12 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=128308 ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/twi - https://purchasing@twi.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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