Provision of equipment to conduct open channel flow experiments

The University has a procurement opportunity for the supply of specialist equipment to conduct open channel flow experiments in our advanced hydraulic laboratory, part of our faculty of engineering and the environment facilities. This tender invites you to submit your response for:

Lot 1: Flume Lot 2: Channel/Pipe Flow Facility

You are not required to bid for the combined lots in order for your tender to be considered.

Full details of the specification and annexes are provided as part of the ITT documentation.

Under no circumstances whatsoever will the University of Southampton be liable for or pay any expenses or costs which may be incurred (whether directly or indirectly) by the tenderer in the preparation or submission of their tender proposal.

The University of Southampton is not bound to accept the lowest offer or any tender in full or in part.

In evaluating the tender, the University will seek the most economically advantageous offers in terms of the criteria listed in the tender documents.

Additional information: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with bidders. All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from the In-Tend portal. Bidders are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued to organisations and all communications with the University including the submission of PQQ and Invitation to Tender Responses will be conducted via the In-Tend portal. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the bidder. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the tender documentation. Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on ‘Tenders’; locate the relevant project; and click ‘View Details’. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your company against the project and access all documentation by clicking ‘Express Interest’. Bidders are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant Pre-Qualification (if applicable) or Invitation to Tender documents via the In-Tend portal. Further instructions for the submission of Invitation to Tender responses are below.

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