# Contract for the supply and installation of OEM Hot Zone to the University of Birmingham

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](/buyers/university-of-birmingham/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: VACUUM FURNACE ENGINEERING LIMITED
- Award value: £51,345
- Tender value: £51,345
- Award date: 17 March 2020
- Published: 4 May 2020
- Contract start: 25 March 2020
- Contract end: 24 April 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b0aba371-ce12-4788-8b84-1d5a4cde9226-357287
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4425795-0cee-4ead-9a3e-3310ac35fbbc

## Description

Instillation and Commissioning : remove the existing Promat Hot Zone & reinstate the original OEM Hot Zone along with Shutter Valve, VIP etc and tested\. VFE to supply labour only in order to fully commission the Control System including Single Crystal function & reinstate the original water cooled system etc and tested\. VFE to supply & fit new type "K" mineral insulated transitions with vacuum fittings, suitably terminated\. VFE to replace existing water hoses on the furnace \(except for the one's which have been recently replaced\) and re-hose the existing VIP water cooled power cables\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0aba371-ce12-4788-8b84-1d5a4cde9226-357287)