Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c47-a7a6-730d-9504-edf4e77f7393/rfq-deadweight-machine-control-system-upgrades closed GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs # RFQ - Deadweight Machine Control System Upgrades [National Physical Laboratory](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-physical-laboratory) Estimated value £1 Published 8 Apr 2019 Deadline Closed 29 Apr 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender NPL is looking to upgrade the control componentry for three deadweight force standard machines (2.5 kN, 20 kN, 120 kN capacities). The systems are being refurbished to interface with new LabVIEW control software (written in-house by NPL staff) and to enhance long-term maintainability. As part of this process, all control items are being assessed for their current performance and state of obsolescence. NPL is seeking competitive quotes for the supply of hardware and a hardware system design document for each machine independently. There is no interfacing between machines. The sequence of upgrades will be the 2.5 kN first, followed by the 120 kN machine, and finally the 20 kN. The hardware for each machine will be installed and fully commissioned by NPL staff before the supply of hardware for the next machine upgrade. NPL staff will install the equipment into an equipment cabinet and commission the system, concurrent with the commissioning of the NPL-written control software. Additional information: Please ensure that you register on Bravo Solutions (link below) to obtain the documents and submit your interest / intention to bid. ## CPV classification Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d1d87783-9009-4077-a65e-fdf4dbd7c23f) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile National Physical Laboratory: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-physical-laboratory) [Sector More Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging Capabilities · Heriot-Watt University · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-81b9-7047-bcb9-8150280217cb/supply-delivery-installation-and-commissioning-of-an-advanced-fluorescence-mic) [Rheometers – Hochschule Reutlingen - Rotationsrheometer · Hochschule Reutlingen · 27 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0d67-7260-b1d0-93b54abccc35/germany-rheometers-hochschule-reutlingen-rotationsrheometer) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa aparatury naukowo-badawczej dla jednostek Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Lublinie. · Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe51-7175-be7e-3a3586242911/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa) [Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment – Hochschule Reutlingen - Real-Time-PCR-System (qPCR-System) · Hochschule Reutlingen · 27 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fcfe-7144-8a16-cbd70bc7ecea/germany-real-time-polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-equipment-hochschule-reutl) [Analysers – dzp/34/26 dzierżawa analizatorów diagnostycznych Z dostawą odczynników DLA zakładu diagnostyki laboratoryjnej I mikrobiologicznej Z bankiem krwi, szpitalnego oddziału ratunkowwego ORAZ zakładu patomorfologii · Szpital Specjalistyczny w Kościerzynie sp. z o.o. · 9 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff54-723d-a9c2-809d3a7b22b5/poland-analysers-dzp3426-dzierzawa-analizatorow-diagnostycznych-z-dostawa) [Research, testing and scientific technical simulator – SZP/243-261/2026 Dostawa manekinów badawczych ATD wraz z wyposażeniem i urządzeniami peryferyjnymi. · Politechnika Wrocławska · 9 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0ed9-70a3-ab8e-ae5bf10a99cd/poland-research-testing-and-scientific-technical-simulator-szp243-2612026)