# SBRI Challenge - Non Destructive Evaluation \(NDE\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [MINISTRY OF DEFENCE](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Frazer Nash Consultancy](/contract-winners/frazer-nash-consultancy/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £82,063
- Tender value: £82,063
- Award date: 15 December 2015
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 9 November 2015
- Contract end: 22 April 2016
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c6089b81-76b1-4f8d-8248-6ea7c81995a5-88634
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a4e44e5-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Develop a technique to reduce inspection maintenance costs by deploying fully optimised guided wave inspections to quickly and accurately assess the condition of difficult to access fuel and hydraulic seals\. 1\) A reliable and repeatable operating procedure to assess seal integrity; 2\) A method for accurately and quickly identifying mis-alignment and inadequate seal coupling; 3\) An approach that minimises system disturbance and reduces prolonged inspection periods; 4\) Increase availability of aircraft due to reduced, yet safe, maintenance programme\. The work is to be undertaken in accordance with the SBRI application 61125-446206 submitted and held by Innovate UK for the Non-Destructive Evaluation programme\. Key deliverables are: 1\. Definition of pipeline geometries and seal types that represent a range of common aircraft fuel and hydraulic networks \(19/11/2015\) 2\. Development of a functional three-dimensional Guided Wave Finite Element model \(27/11/2015\) 3\. Development of a functional fuel and hydraulic seal model \(22/01/2016\) 4\. Validation and testing complete with demonstration of a fully working prototype \(26/02/2016\) 5\. Determination of a Guided Wave optimisation function \(18/03/2016\) 6\. Demonstration of above and delivery of Phase 1 final report \(22/04/2016\)

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6089b81-76b1-4f8d-8248-6ea7c81995a5-88634)