Supply and Installation Of A High Temperature Mechanical Test Machine
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · West Midlands
Key facts
- Closing date
- 03 Jul 2018
- Contract starts
- 30 Jul 2018
- Contract ends
- 30 Aug 2018
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer type
- Education
Description
Supply and Installation Of A High Temperature Mechanical Test Machine
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a high temperature mechanical test machine. The machine should have capability to carry out a range of tests under uniaxial loading at temperatures of up to 800 degrees Celsius in air. A particular requirement is to perform tests under slow fatigue and dwell fatigue cycles. The baseline cycle is trapezoidal 1-1-1-1 seconds and the dwell cycle is up to 1-3600-1-1 seconds. A machine rated to 100kN equipped with a load cell of 100kN is required.
The budget for this equipment is approximately £45,000 to £50,000.
This project is funded by the European Structural Investment Funds. Should the project encounter any budgetary constraints then the University reserves the right to withdraw the requirement.
TO BE DELIVERED BY: the end of August 2018
Although the value of this procurement is below the EU Public Procurement Threshold the University has self-imposed a 20 day full open publication of this tender.
All tender questions must be answered within the tender form to facilitate comparison of responses. Please do not just put \"refer to attached documentation\".
Additional information: 1.1 All main correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home.
Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU
Funding Description
European Structural Investment Funds
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
Categories (CPV)
- 42612000 Machining centre
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