Notice Type: 2110
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 157/2008
, #
212178-2008
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender
Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): University of Warwick,
Purchasing Office and Insurance Office, University House, University of
Warwick, Attn: Debbie Cook/ Jonathan Smith, UK-Coventry CV4 8UW. Tel. 024
76 52 46 42/74578. Fax 024 76 57 30 40.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.warwick.ac.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: University of Warwick, University
House, Kirby Corner road, Contact: http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/
universityofwarwick/asp/home.asp, Attn: Please communicate all
correspondence via the in-tend website, UK-Coventry. URL:
http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick/asp/home.asp.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
University of Warwick, University House, Kirby Corner road, Contact:
http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick/asp/home.asp, Attn:
Please communicate all correspondence via the in-tend website,
UK-Coventry. URL: http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick/asp/
home.asp.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: University of Warwick,
Purchasing and Insurance Office, University House, Kirby Corner road,
Attn: Jonathan Smith, UK-Coventry CV4 8UW. Tel. (44) 024 76 52 46 42. URL:
http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick/asp/home.asp.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Education.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
08-SC-07-EE-thermal-energy.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: The University of Warwick, UK- Coventry, CV4 8UW
The University of Birmingham, UK- Birmingham, B15 2TT.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The supply and
installation of various equipment relating to thermal energy. The
equipment will be purchased in collaboration with Birmingham University as
part of the Energy Efficiency project under Science City funding.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 45214620, 40400000,
74231400, 29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500,
45321000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: LOT 1 EC3 High pressure differential
scanning calorimeter LOT 2 EC4 Gas permeator LOT 3 EC5 Thermal
conductivity instrument LOT 4 EC6 Flow meters LOT 5 EC7 Instrumentation
and control racks LOT 6 EC8 Lab Programmable Furnace LOT 7 EC9 High power
programmable heat source/sink LOT 8 EC10 Medium power programmable heat
source/sink LOT 9 EC11 Two low power programmable heat sources/sinks LOT
10 EC12 Two laboratory balances LOT 10 EC17 Upgrade of porosimetry
equipment LOT 11 EC15 Hydraulic press for laboratory use LOT 12 EC18 3x
Turbine flow meters LOT 13 EC20 Sorption balance and gas dosing system LOT
14 EE34/ 35 Guarded Hot Box Calorimeter LOT 15 EE36 Anemometry Equipment
for multiple point measurements LOT 16 EE37 Rheometer LOT 17 EE38 Large
area solar simulator LOT 18 EE39 Optical Characterization LOT 19 EE41 Data
logging systems LOT 20 EE41a Weather station LOT 21 EE42 Fluid flow
velocity profiling LOT 22 EE44 Solar Radiation Characterisation LOT 23
EE43 Emissometer LOT 24 EE45 Infra Red Camera LOT 25 EE46 Advanced Glazing
fabrication LOT 26 EM49 Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors Lot 27 Bid 44 – 54
Environmental monitoring of University of Birmingham buildings.
Estimated value excluding VAT: GBP.
II.2.2) Options: No.
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE: High pressure differential scanning calorimeter
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: High pressure differential scanning calorimeter
with primarily for the measurement of the heat capacity of activated
carbon with adsorbed ammonia.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 2
TITLE: Gas permeator
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Gas permeator for the measurement of the pressure
drop of gas flows through porous materials in order to measure the
permeability.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 3
TITLE: Thermal conductivity instrument
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Instrument to measure the thermal conductivity of
liquids and solids.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 4
TITLE: Flow meters
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Ideally Coriolis mass flow meters, or any other
suitable flow meter type, for the measurement of ammonia gas, ammonia
liquid and water flows.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 5
TITLE: Instrumentation and control racks
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: 3 (identical) instrumentation and control racks for
data acquisition and control of laboratory experiments with a PC.
Typically the equipment will monitor pressures, temperatures and flow
rates in experimental refrigeration equipment, control that equipment and
control heated and chilled fluid flow sources in a laboratory setting. •
Lot 5 A: Data acquisition and control • Lot 5 B: Strain gauge pressure
transducers • Lot 5 C: Thermocouples • Lot 5 D: High Power Relay Enclosure
and Relays.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS: This lot is split into 4 parts.
Supplier may bid for 1, several or all lots.
LOT NO 6
TITLE: Lab Programmable Furnace
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Programmable furnace to 1 200ºC capable of
containing a vacuum retort with external connection to a vacuum pump.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 7
TITLE: High power programmable heat source/sink
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: High power heat source/sink for the supply of a
temperature controlled heating or cooling fluid flow. Typically high
temperature oil, water or brine.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 8
TITLE: Medium power programmable heat source/sink
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply of high temperature heating fluid or low
temperature cooling fluid flows to test systems. Typically high
temperature oil, water or brine.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 9
TITLE: Two low power programmable heat sources/sinks
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Two low power heated/refrigerated bath for the
supply of temperature controlled fluid to test systems.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 10
TITLE: Two laboratory balances
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Two laboratory top pan balances.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 11
TITLE: Upgrade of porosimetry equipment
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Upgrade of existing Rubotherm magnetic suspension
balance having fluid heated chambers to electrically heated chambers.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 12
TITLE: Hydraulic press for laboratory use
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Hydraulic press for laboratory use for the
fabrication of materials.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 13
TITLE: 3x Turbine flow meters
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 14
TITLE: Sorption balance and gas dosing system
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Sorption balance with binary gas mixture dosing
equipment to measure adsorption of gas mixtures and density of surrounding
gas. Gases that may be used either singly or in a binary combination
include ammonia, Di-methyl-ether, water vapor, hydrocarbons, carbon
dioxide. It is essential to be able to calculate accurately the proportion
of each chemical constituent of the adsorbed phase. • Lot 13 A Balance •
Lot 13 B Gas dosing and mixing equipment for measurements with known
concentration binary gas mixtures or single component adsorption.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS: This lot is split into two parts.
Supplier may bid for one or both parts of the lot.
LOT NO 15
TITLE: Guarded Hot Box Calorimeter
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: With the requirement to improve building thermal
energy performance it is essential that the thermal performance of new
building fabric components and constructs are well known. A large scale
guarded hot box calorimeter suitable for measuring accurately the thermal
performance of building façade elements of dimensions up to 2m by 2m is
required. The system should be able to measure the thermal performance of
plane single component facades and those incorporating multiple elements,
e.g. windows and doors.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 16
TITLE: Anemometry Equipment for multiple point measurements
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: A system to enable the concurrent measurement of
air flow at multiple locations within a single zone or within multiple
zones of a building or a range of experimental test systems is required.
Airflow measurements in conjunction with temperature measurements will be
used in the analysis of convective heat transfer. Sufficient accuracy and
number of concurrent measurements are required to provide a data set
sufficient for validation of zonal and CFD computer models.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 17
TITLE: Rheometer
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Research into heat transfer and fluid flow is
ongoing that requires accurate determination of fluid viscosity over a
range of temperatures from below 0˚C to above 150˚C. In addition to
standard measurements using cone & plate, coaxial cylinder and vane tool
measuring systems the system should be suitable for measuring the effects
of modified surface finish and characteristics on apparent fluid viscosity
achieved by the deposition of thin super hydrophilic or super hydrophobic
films onto spare measuring elements.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 18
TITLE: Large area solar simulator
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: A continuous solar simulator is required for the
evaluation of the performance and detailed characterization of
low-concentration C=1 to 3X solar thermal and photovoltaic systems. The
radiation characteristics in terms of spectral match, homogeneity over the
test plane and angular incidence distribution must be well known to allow
comparison with detailed simulation results. Provision of a cold sky
condition to prevent excessive IR radiation is essential. To allow
accurate collector characterization for a range of ambient conditions
radiation intensity should be both controlled and variable and a range of
wind velocities in the solar collector test plane should be provided.
Variation of the angle of inclination of the solar simulator from the
vertical to 60˚ to the vertical is desirable to allow the effective of
radiation incidence angle on solar collector performance to be evaluated.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 19
TITLE: Optical Characterization
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Research is being undertaken in the areas of solar
energy systems and advanced glazing that requires the optical
characterization (reflection and transmittance) of coated glasses (low-e,
solar control) and textured or selective surfaces (solar thermal or
photovoltaic). Equipment is required to measure the transmittance and
reflectance of materials within the wavelength range of at least 350 nm to
2 200 nm. In addition to small single component samples it is desirable to
be able to measure total transmission through multiple layered glazing
systems or systems that introduce significant levels of light scatter
during transmission.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 20
TITLE: Data logging systems
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: A multi-channel data logging systems is required
for both laboratory and offsite experiments. The main parameters to be
measured include; temperatures, current, voltage, strain and solar
radiation intensity, compatibility of data logger with a wide range and
types of sensors to provide a high degree of flexibility is desirable. The
data logger will be used for experiments that range from long term
building thermal performance studies to systems with rapid transient
response times, for example solar radiation sensors. Robust standalone
logging is essential, a facility for remote data acquisition and
interrogation over the internet is advantageous.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 21
TITLE: Weather station
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: An outdoor test facility for solar thermal,
photovoltaic and building façade components is being established. A
weather station is required to provide general weather data which in
addition to solar radiation intensity and ambient temperature provides
wind speed and direction, rainfall and humidity. The weather station
should have a dedicated standalone data logging system that ideally will
be interrogated remotely.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 22
TITLE: Fluid flow velocity profiling
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Research is ongoing to measure fluid flows and
re-circulations in pipes and sensible and latent heat thermal energy
stores. The container materials may be metals, plastics or glass with or
without coatings that influence boundary layer development. In addition to
a wide range of fluids of various viscosities it is intended to measure
flow profiles in fluids that contain suspensions of micro capsules and if
possible within materials undergoing phase transition from solid to liquid
or liquid to solid. It is important that the measurement system is
non-intrusive and provides good resolution over a wide flow velocity range
with high accuracy and repeatability.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 22
TITLE: Solar Radiation Characterisation
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Facilities are being established for testing solar
thermal and photovoltaic collectors and building façade components. The
indoor solar test facility uses several different solar simulators and
provides carefully controlled conditions. The outdoor test site is used
for instantaneous and long term monitoring of solar thermal and
photovoltaic systems with concentrations in the range from C=1x to300x.
Accurate determination of the time varying radiation characteristics is
essential for the correct analysis of experimental measurements.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 24
TITLE: Emissometer
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 25
TITLE: Infra Red Camera
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Research is ongoing related to the detailed
characterization of the thermal performance of building envelopes and
building envelope components, thermal energy storage, heat transfer and
high concentration solar thermal and photovoltaic systems. A high
specification IR camera suitable for both characterization of large scale
building façades and small scale, total area of less than 40 by 40 mm is
required. High thermal sensitivity is essential for some applications,
e.g. vacuum glazing characterization, in which the pillar array, (pillar
diameter 0.2-0.4 mm) used to maintain separation of the glass sheets leads
to thermal surface effects with magnitudes of approximately 0.2˚ C.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 26
TITLE: Advanced Glazing fabrication
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Vacuum glazing allows windows with good visual
transmittance and very low rates of heat transfer to be developed. It is
intended to develop a range of double and triple vacuum glazing systems
using glass with coatings to provide tailored optical and thermal
performance. The system for edge sealing of prototype glazing should be
able to accommodate glazing of dimensions up to 1m by 1m, achieve a base
pressure of less than 5x 10-7 mbar, and provide uniform heat flux at the
periphery of the glazing to be sealed sufficient to achieve temperatures
of at least 220˚C.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 27
TITLE: Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Forty nine percent of all energy used in the UK is
used to provide heat. Solar thermal energy is significantly under utilized
in the UK at the present time. Two medium sized, (30 tube) systems to
provide heat at temperatures of up to i) 75 and ii) 120˚C are required.
Detailed experimental characterization of commercially available standard
solar thermal systems performance will provide extensive data from which
to predict the utility of solar energy in the UK for heating and cooling
applications.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
LOT NO 28
TITLE: Environmental monitoring of University of Birmingham buildings
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The University of Birmingham wishes to install a
complete functioning environmental monitoring system to establish the
performance and occupancy patterns of two buildings on the university
estate. This system will be linked to an external weather station in order
to determine specific factors influencing performance. Such a system will
provide the base data to enable the long term efficiency of building
strategies to be considered, particularly the impact of climate change
uncertainties on building performance.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45214620, 40400000, 74231400,
29210000, 30200000, 45262640, 33253500, 29242311, 28811500, 45321000.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Please refer to the tender
document.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Please refer to the
tender document.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several liability required.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Please refer
to the tender document.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Please refer to the
tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the
tender document.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Please refer to the tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the
tender document.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
08-SC-07-EE-thermal-energy.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or
for accessing documents: 8.10.2008 - 15:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
9.10.2008 - 15:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Until: 31.3.2009.
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 9.10.2008 - 15:00.
Place: The University of Warwick.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Mr Jonathan Smith.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: Yes.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Science City funding is a
collaboration between the University of Warwick and the University of
Birmingham.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 12.8.2008.
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