Awarded contract

The Supply and Delivery of a programmable Power Supply

Details

Supplier(s)
MCS Test Equipment Ltd t/a Test Equity
Value
£81,756
Topic
Uninterruptible power supplies
Published
14 November 2024

Tender description

The Contracting Authority seeks to award a Contract for the supply and delivery of a programmable Power Supply to a single supplier. The University of Strathclyde (Contracting Authority) secured funding from Innovate UK to acquire a solution with a large voltage and current range that will allow researchers to use high currents and frequencies to measure AC losses in high power superconducting devices. It is envisioned that the contract will run for a period of 13 months. Lot 1: The University of Strathclyde’s Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE) Department seek to award a contract to a single supplier to supply and deliver a programmable power supply for AC loss measurements and other tests of superconducting devices. This purchase will allow the Project Team to use high currents and frequencies to measure AC losses in high power superconducting devices. The specification shall include the below non-exhaustive list of requirements: ▪ The Contracting Authority requires a solution that has a maximum AC current output RMS value 500A (one phase) with a resolution of 0.1A. ▪ The Supplier's solution shall have maximum AC voltage output RMS value 300V (one phase) with a resolution of 0.01V. ▪ The offered solution's Output frequency must operate at the range 0-500Hz with 0,01Hz resolution and <0,1% accuracy. ▪ The Supplier's offered solution must include programmable, PC connections (USB, ethernet or RS232). ▪ In relation to the above, please confirm what will be included in your offered solution. ▪ The offered solution must include a minimum 12 months' warranty on all hardware and software and will include all repairs and maintenance FOC under the contract. ▪ The offered solution will have a power input source of 220V- 415V AC 50Hz. ▪ The proposed solution will include internal protection circuits. ▪ The offered solution will include a voltage ripple RMS < 0.9 V. ▪ The offered solution will include a DC mode with output DC power up to 80kW with resolution 0.001 kW.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date4 November 2024
  2. Completed: Award published14 November 2024
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About the buyer

University of Strathclyde is a higher education provider in Glasgow, and buys through its own Procurement Services Team. Tender notices are advertised through the Public Contracts Scotland portal. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once they pass the set threshold. Schools, faculties and departments place their own routine orders under central Finance Regulations and procurement procedures. Framework agreements through Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges, the Scottish Government and the Government Procurement Service cover much of its spend. Suppliers need a university purchase order before supplying goods or services, and cannot win business through direct marketing.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Strathclyde's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 31154000 · Uninterruptible power supplies
  • 31156000 · Interruptible power supplies

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