Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5c-320f-7287-8ee1-0d51e20b59f3/contract-for-the-supply-of-bespoke-steel-components-to-the-university-of-birming awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Contract for the Supply of bespoke steel components to the University of Birmingham [The University of Birmingham](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham) Estimated value £44,186 Published 17 Aug 2020 Deadline Closed 15 Jul 2020 ## 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. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender We require a bespoke solution that can be used for multiple purposed in NBIF. A detailed design to enable multiple functions had been drafted by UoB staff prior to approaching potential Steel work suppliers. We have approached various local steel manufacturers in the West Midlands to source this equipment and to assist us in the design. No other steel manufacturers would provide quotes. Bespoke steel work manufactured to UoB NBIF research staff specific designs. Approximately 41 bespoke components designed by UoB staff. Galvanizing of all steel sections. Steel work is for the support of Actuators, the support of conveyor systems, for the construction of Steel Boxes and other experimental needs. Delivery to the NBIF site in October. ## CPV classification Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/aa5360d6-9e82-4777-85f2-004848e88222) 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 The University of Birmingham: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham) [Sector More Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa aparatury naukowo – badawczej dla INTiBS PAN we Wrocławiu, z podziałem na dwa zadania: ZADANIE 1: stacjonarny analizator impedancji (0,01 Hz – 1 MHz) ZADANIE 2: stacjonarny analizator impedancji (1MHz - 1GHz) · Instytut Niskich Temperatur i Badań Strukturalnych im. Włodzimierza Trzebiatowskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk · 14 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-619a-714a-bd19-e119865a29ce/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Modernizácia vedecko-výskumnej infraštruktúry Katedry jadrovej chémie Prírodovedeckej fakulty Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave · Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave · 29 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-65a9-72ca-9922-4b240629b051/slovakia-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-modern) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Liquid Handling System · Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH) · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9882-716e-89c9-cdf421537c1b/germany-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-liquid) [Detection and analysis apparatus – Zaawansowana platforma do badań emisji akustycznej. Znak sprawy: DZPZ.282.65.2026.MK · Politechnika Śląska · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-10e7-7353-9fc0-d245bd78322b/poland-detection-and-analysis-apparatus-zaawansowana-platforma-do-badan-emis) [Electron microscopes – Prístroje a zariadenia pre projekt: Vývoj a výroba udržateľných bio-vláknových uhlíkových anód pre vysokovýkonné lítium-iónové batérie na podporu dekarbonizácie a energetickej nezávislosti Košíc a Košického kraja · Technická univerzita v Košiciach · 29 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-651c-7266-b85f-cef62e6c451c/slovakia-electron-microscopes-pristroje-a-zariadenia-pre-projekt-vyvoj-a-vy) [Vibration analysers – Dostawa wibrometru laserowego na potrzeby Politechniki Lubelskiej. · Politechnika Lubelska · 3 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7c9f-71ac-ba41-52e17a7ec92f/poland-vibration-analysers-dostawa-wibrometru-laserowego-na-potrzeby-politec)