TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION/COMMISSIONING (where appropriate) OF A SET OF (CHEMICAL) ENGINEERING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT (FOR THE CTL)

TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION/COMMISSIONING (where appropriate) OF A SET OF (CHEMICAL) ENGINEERING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a series of equipment to provide for the delivery of a new undergraduate lab programme for the School of Chemical Engineering.

Please note that only suppliers who are able to supply the whole equipment list should submit a tender response.

The supplier shall respond to each point of this specification, describing in detail the method of compliance or otherwise.

The lab equipment will be used by groups of 3 students, and should be robust and use industrially relevant componentry where applicable.

The following (high level overview) of equipment is required:-

Area/Theme Equipment Type Number of Rigs Heat Transfer B2: Heat Exchanger (tube in tube + variations) 4 Fluid Flow C3: Pressure drop in pipe (air as working fluid) 3 Mass Transfer E1: Gas Absorption 2 Mass Transfer F1: Distillation 1 Reactors H1: Ideal Reactor Kit (CSTR, PFR + variations) 2 Thermodynamics J1: Refrigeration 2 Fluid Flow K1: Pump Trainer (various pump types) 4 Heat transfer/Phase Change L1: Evaporation 2 Unit Operation M1: Crystallisation 1 Unit Operation N1: Filtration 2 Unit Operation O1: Stirred tank (both heat and mass transfer set up) 3 Process Control P1: Control training (Level, flow, pressure, temperature) 4 Process Control Q2: Advanced multi-variable control 1 Unit Operation R1: Fluidised bed 3 Hands on, option lab S1: Build a ... (e.g. pump, valve) 2

Further specification details of the equipment are provided below:-

Please note that only suppliers who are abl...

Additional information: 1.1 All main correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; www.in-tendhost.com/universityofbirmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No