Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Thermal Vacuum Cycling Chamber
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Weiss Tecknik UK Ltd
- Value
- £248,000
- Duration
- 8 months
- Topic
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Published
- 29 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The School of Physics & Astronomy (Space Park Leicester) has secured funding to procure a Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) System to support environmental testing, qualification, and thermal vacuum cycling of components and equipment developed under the projects run by its Space Projects and Instrumentation group and via commercial agreements with third parties (managed by Space Park Leicester). Thermal vacuum (TVAC) chambers require high-vacuum capability (typically ≤ 1×10−5 hPa), wide-range temperature cycling (often -190 °C to +150°C or higher), and precise thermal control (control surface stability in the range ±0.1 °C/min), usually achieved via liquid nitrogen, shrouds and heating platens. They include contaminant control (e.g. dry pumps), structural reliability to withstand atmospheric pressure, and feedthroughs for power and data to Equipment Under Test (EUT). The System is intended to be installed in an ISO 14644 Class 6 cleanroom at Space Park Leicester. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published29 October 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date29 October 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date1 July 2027in 8 months
About the buyer
The University of Leicester is a large, multi-disciplined, research-intensive university. Its purchasing covers IT software, laboratory supplies, cleaning supplies, research equipment, consultancy and construction. Higher-value contracts are competed there. Its own Procurement Regulations set the level of competition for lower value contracts. Contracts are let on the University's standard terms and conditions. Framework agreements have also been tendered for promotional items and branded garments.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Leicester's contract awards have been in clothing and footwear, software and information systems and repair and maintenance.
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leicester.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leicester.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leicester.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leicester.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leicester.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leicester.gov |
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