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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

High Pressure CO2 Coolant System with Minimum Quantity Lubrication Ability

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31000000 31100000 31160000 31161000 38000000 38400000 38420000
Value£173k
Awarded8 Jul 2018
Published9 Aug 2018
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£173ktotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£2.3m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Electrical Machinery & Apparatus band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

The brief

1986/382/CW/AMRC/18 High Pressure CO2 Coolant System with Minimum Quantity Lubrication Ability The AMRC requires delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of a system to provide high pressure CO2 and MQL coolant to an existing machine, with the outcome of reducing tool wear and/or allowing for more aggressive/faster cuts.

The system should be externally connected and should be supplied with its own base.

The system should allow the machine to alternate between traditional emulsion through tool coolant and through tool supply of CO2 with minimum intervention.

The Cooling System shall be fitted onto a Cincinnati H5-800MT Geminex 5-Axis which is currently undergoing an upgrade at the AMRC's nominated supplier, Machine Tool Technologies Limited ( MTT ) -at the address below: MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED SUITE 1H RIBBLE COURT 1 MEAD WAY BURNLEY BB12 7NG It is desired that the coolant system will be fitted during the upgrade at MTT's premises.

The successful Tenderer will be required to co-ordinate with MTT and all other interested stakeholders to ensure that all necessary arrangements are established for completion of the project in the following phases: Phase One: Delivery, installation and commissioning of the coolant system fitted to the Cincinnati H5-800MT Geminex 5-Axis.

On completion of commissioning, testing to be conducted to confirm the system is operating correctly.

Final acceptance by University.

Phase Two: On final acceptance, the Tenderer shall decommission the equipment, any Rotary Union etc shall remain in place within the Cincinnati machine.

The Tenderer to remove and store at own premises and cost, pending re-commissioning at Phase Three of the project.

Phase Three: In collaboration with MTT and the Purchase, co-ordinate the delivery of the coolant system at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Delivery, Installation, Testing, Re-Commissioning at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Park, Catcliffe, Rotherham.

Final Acceptance by the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre The price submitted should take into account all costs incurred for full turnkey provision, at all at all phases of the project and shall include any transportation and storage costs that may be incurred.

Tender Process and Documentation: This procurement is an EU open procedure carried out in accordance with the Regulations ( Public Contracts Regulations 2015).

The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

Closing date for receipt of tenders: 9th July 2018 at 12 noon (UK time).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The AMRC requires delivery, installation, testing

The AMRC requires delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of a system to provide high pressure CO2 and MQL coolant to an existing machine, with the outcome of reducing tool wear and/or allowing for more aggressive/faster cuts.

02

The system should be externally connected

The system should be externally connected and should be supplied with its own base.

03

The system should allow the machine

The system should allow the machine to alternate between traditional emulsion through tool coolant and through tool supply of CO2 with minimum intervention.

04

The Cooling System shall be fitted onto

The Cooling System shall be fitted onto a Cincinnati H5-800MT Geminex 5-Axis which is currently undergoing an upgrade at the AMRC's nominated supplier, Machine Tool Technologies Limited ( MTT ) -at the address below:.

05

The successful Tenderer will be required

The successful Tenderer will be required to co-ordinate with MTT and all other interested stakeholders to ensure that all necessary arrangements are established for completion of the project in the following phases:.

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Stage
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Source
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1986/382/CW/AMRC/18
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