Scope
Description
100kN load cell reversible (tension/compression, so it has to be a Universal Test System) • Velocities of cross hair 0.1mm/min to 1 mm/min (typical range of usage) • Floor mounted (to achieve large travel) • Length of crosshead travel min 1m, 1.4m with grips attached (to be compatible with existing test equipment and test needs) • Effective sample width ~ 0.5m (rail frame width) • Accuracy for both speed and force equal or better than 0.5% (Force is +/-0.5% of reading down to 1/250th of load cell and +/-1% of reading down to 1/500th of capacity, Speed accuracy +/-0.2% of set speed) • Compatible with high temperature tests ~1000C (whether as is or with a test chamber attached)
Contract 1. INSTRON 34FM-100 Universal Test System
Supplier
Contract value
- £75,947 excluding VAT
- £91,136.40 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
25 July 2025
Contract dates
- 24 September 2025 to 26 November 2025
- 2 months, 3 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
Contract locations
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
INSTRON, ITW Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGGX-2826-LVCT
Coronation Road
High Wycombe
HP12 3SY
United Kingdom
Email: ellen_fulcher@instron.com
Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. INSTRON 34FM-100 Universal Test System
Contracting authority
UK Atomic Energy Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLJV-1169-JTDD
Culham Science Centre
Oxfordshire
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
Contact name: Jordan Luker
Email: Jordan.Luker@ukaea.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government