Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c43-eae6-7259-8dc2-382ecabd6955/19-06-compression-moulding-press-for-calmeric-project

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# 19-06 Compression Moulding Press (for CALMERIC Project)

[University of Wolverhampton Enterprise Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-wolverhampton-enterprise-limited)

Estimated value

£50,000 to £60,000

Published

24 Jul 2019

Deadline

Closed

28 Aug 2019

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

The University of Wolverhampton has been part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to deliver a Composites & Additive Layer Materials Engineering Research & Innovation Centre (CALMERIC) in the Marches, Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire and Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Economic Partnership (LEP) areas.

The CALMERIC project supports SME's to conduct collaborative research and innovation projects in the field of advanced engineering materials with specialist staff based in the Centre established on Telford Innovation Campus of the University of Wolverhampton. In order to compliment and add to the University's facilities, the project requires a compression moulding press for use in the manufacture of composite test pieces and small mouldings, to be located at the Telford campus.

The Compression Moulding Press is primarily for the manufacture of flat plates of fibre reinforced composite material for test purposes in tooling mounted electrically heated platens. It may also be used for moulding components in other tooling mounted on the heated platens, or components in tooling that has integrated electrical heating installed in place of the heated platens. The press will be used for moulding thermosetting plastic materials at a tool temperature below 200°C. Press force requirement is moderate, but flexible and programmable press closure profiles are required.

The Press must be suitable for use in a University environment. There is a height restriction in the room of 2.8 metres, and the access doors for installation purposes have height of 3.1 metres and width of 3.0 metres

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## CPV classification

Presses

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

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