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title: "Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of an Electric Furnace"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000604332"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE"
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# Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of an Electric Furnace

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000604332

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## Summary

The University of Strathclyde is initiating a planned procurement process for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, and commissioning of an electric furnace, which will be used at the Advanced Forming Research Center (AFRC) located in Glasgow, UK. The tender, titled "Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of an Electric Furnace," is classified under the goods category and falls under the education industry. Interested suppliers should be aware that the deadline to express interest in this procurement is 25th November 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in high-tech manufacturing and engineering solutions, particularly those with expertise in furnace design and compliance with aeronautic and automotive standards. Companies proficient in the production of advanced industrial equipment, with capabilities in custom engineering and integration of sophisticated control systems, would be well-suited to compete. This contract could catalyse business growth by enabling suppliers to establish a relationship with a prominent educational institution and expand their portfolio in the advanced manufacturing sector.

## Notice

The University require a supplier to design, manufacture, supply, install and commission an electric furnace at the Advanced Forming Research Center (AFRC)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Furnace shall comply with aeronautic, automotive & industrial standard (e.g. AMS 2750E, GE S291 & RPS 953) Note: furnace will be positioned in a workshop environment (dust & vibration) Furnace -Door opening: Width: 2800mm, Height: 2000mm, Loading height Circa 1200mm (TBC) -Useful zone: Width: 2700mm, Height: 1500mm, Length: 4000mm -Footprint: 7m long x 4m wide -Maintenance of Heating Rods through the front door -Useful zone starts at top of the fire dogs (on grid) -Noise shall not exceed 80 dba in average within an 8 hours shift -Insulation thickness should be calculated to ensure that the temperature on external wall of the furnace to be no greater than 40degC -Shall not contain asbestos or Ceramic Fibre Refractory (CFR). -Max temp: 1200degC -Operational temp: 400degC, 750degC, 850degC, 950degC, 1050degC, 1150degC -Opening time of door: shall not exceed 10s -Furnace will have vent to external atmosphere -Furnace accuracy: +/- 10degC in production (+/- 7degC at commissioning) -Furnace will have quartz viewing window on the left & right sides of the furnace for both viewing & use with optical instrumentation. Windows must be in line to allow optical path -Furnace window slots will have the option of being 'blanked out' -Heating ramp at full charge shall be 200degC/hour -Furnace shall have stairs -Furnace will have 2 heating zones one at front & one to rear -Shall be equipped with a high temperature fan to assist in heat treatment & low temperature operations -Provision for inert atmosphere (e.g N2 or Ar) Parts -Max Diameter: 600 mm -Max Length: 4000 mm -Max weight: 1000 kg -Maxi Load in the furnace: 3 parts, 3000 kg in total Instrumentation (Thermocouples) -Number of TUS thermocouples shall be minimum 14, or 9 + 5 x (number of zones - 1). The biggest number of those will be chosen. In addition to those thermocouples we should have load thermocouple according to procedure S291 -Holes in furnace walls shall be available for additional thermocouples/gas analyser probe. Two holes per zone & must be sealable when not in use -Control thermocouples shall be positioned away from the walls or gradient area in a median thermal area to avoid offset. Type R/S thermocouples to be used -Instrumentation shall be cabled following AMS2750E -Safety relay will have two thresholds above the control setup: first to alert & the second to shut down power before the control system. Type R/S thermocouples to be used -Thermocouples shall have provision to insert reference SAT thermocouple. These thermocouples to be contained within a sheath to prevent against mechanical damage. -12 additional thermocouples cables shall be installed between the recorder & a connection box on furnace. -Two 2mm thermocouples shall be installed in-between each refractory layer & casing on each wall Network architecture & Automation -HMI panel to be provided on control - Supplier shall program furnace's HMI views on the Press HMI -Must use standard communications protocol (e.g Profinet) -Must have internal data logger & connectivity means for external data collection via MQTT or OPC UA -Shall provide a record system (Network Attached Storage) & link to connect to the AFRC intranet -Shall be able to record 3 months of data & be able to transfer for archiving (every 2s). The system shall record: Soak set point, Ramp up set up per zone, Heating power -Shall be most up to date version which offers capacity for future upgrading -Shall provide Siemens PLC & HMI software (Win CC) or equivalent -At critical design review the Supplier & AFRC shall define a system of recording considering many aspects: e.g. type of data, data's importance, how data is recorded, sampling, format -Shall ensure the system incorporates comprehensive testing & diagnostic system to facilitate fault finding -Shall be able to identify different levels of fault reporting -Control of temperature within the furnace shall be done by PID via the PLC or local controller -Eurotherm controllers must be used. Please not your interest in this requirement by 22nd November 2019

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV372269 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Nov 2019 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1QE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42300000 - Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens

## Release History

- 14 Nov 2019 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV372269

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV372269
  Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of an Electric Furnace - The University require a supplier to design, manufacture, supply, install and commission an electric furnace at the Advanced Forming Research Center (AFRC)

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000604332
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=604332

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