# Pipe Flow Rig

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON](/buyers/university-of-southampton/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: BLACKFISH ENGINEERING DESIGN LIMITED
- Award value: £83,660
- Tender value: £85,000
- Award date: 2 October 2019
- Published: 23 October 2019
- Contract start: 3 October 2019
- Contract end: 2 January 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: c5fe34f2-be5a-41c7-a6fe-322032d620a1-321345
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-15ef6e03-d89b-44ab-90e8-cf32580b018c

## Description

The University of Southampton is constructing new facilities, and part of this development effort is the update of experimental facilities\. This Invitation to Tender addresses one of the requirements, namely the manufacture and construction of a Pipe Flow Rig To be used to study boundary layer growth in enclosed channel flow using PIV measuring techniques\. The Rig has been designed and fully specified by the University and this Invitation to Tender contains all the required information for the manufacture, assembly, installation and commissioning of the equipment\. The rig consists of a water filled closed loop consisting of various conduits and test sections\. Key components within the system are a flow conditioners, a centrifugal pump, a chiller unit and a de-aerater\. Full specification details can be found at File 2 of the Invitation to Tender document set\. Additional information: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool \(In-Tend: https://in­tendhost\.co\.uk/ universityofsouthampton\) to manage this procurement and to communicate with participating organisations\. All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from In­Tend\. Participating organisations are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued to organisations and all communications with the University including the submission of Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend\. Regular monitoring of In-Tend is the responsibility of the participating organisation\. 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 Invitation to Tender documentation\. Once you have logged in: 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'\. Further instructions for the submission of Invitation to Tender responses are below\. To submit your return, please follow the instructions below: 1\. Login 2\. Click 'Tenders' 3\. Locate the relevant project 4\. View Details 5\. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage \(e\.g\. 'Invitation to Tender Stage'\) 6\. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return\. 7\. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the "My Tender Return" panel\. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return\. 8\. Click the red "Submit Return" button\. Please note that to preserve the integrity of the soft market testing exercise, all queries must made be via the correspondence function within In-Tend\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5fe34f2-be5a-41c7-a6fe-322032d620a1-321345)