Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c89-a37e-71cb-83b5-210eff044955/tribology-test-rig-award awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Tribology Test Rig - AWARD [Bournemouth University](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bournemouth-university) Open field Estimated value Not stated Published 16 Jun 2022 Deadline Closed 18 Apr 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 A four-ball rolling contact tribo testing machine to assess friction and wear in lubricated contacts with facilities of force, torque and real time co-efficient of friction etc. measurements, designed to study wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) under wide ranging test conditions. Machine should be modular with widest force and speed ranges, environmental controls, multiple configurations such as 4-ball, pin-on-disk and block-on-ring. Tribo-testing is mainly used for research, research can also inform education provisions. ## CPV classification Laboratory furniture Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/1a4c4edb-78c9-4664-a375-45f5ecb833a8) 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 Bournemouth University: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bournemouth-university) [Sector More Furniture, furnishings & cleaning products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/furniture-furnishings) ## More tenders like this [Hendon Library: School Libraries and Resources Service (SLRS) refit 2026/27 · London Borough of Barnet · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-41d4-73a3-9712-1003545b8a8c/hendon-library-school-libraries-and-resources-service-slrs-refit-202627) [3D, 2D and Lighting Exhibition Design Services for: The Ocean (working title) Temporary Exhibition at Science Museum 2028 & Science and Industry Museum 2029 · Science Museum Group · 28 days left · 15 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-637e-71ad-9786-0a37575262f2/3d-2d-and-lighting-exhibition-design-services-for-the-ocean-working-title-te) [Furniture – Acquisition d’équipements mobiliers et matériels destinés au Lycée des Métiers de la Mer à La Réunion (974) · Région Réunion · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1358-72da-a60c-19d077e522b3/france-furniture-acquisition-dequipements-mobiliers-et-materiels-destines-a) [Furnishing – Jõhvi Kutsehariduskeskuse (Kutse tn 13, Jõhvi) sisustamine · Riigi Kinnisvara Aktsiaselts · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-144b-72cc-a6d4-5954d41791b9/estonia-furnishing-johvi-kutsehariduskeskuse-kutse-tn-13-johvi-sisustamin) [Theatre seats – Renouvellement de la tribune téléscopique du centre culture de l'Orangerie · Mairie de Roissy-en-France · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-07c7-7113-8193-81d8622e137a/france-theatre-seats-renouvellement-de-la-tribune-telescopique-du-centre-cul) [Library furniture – namještaj I oprema ZA knjižnice osnovnih škola · Grad Zagreb · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a9a-739d-b9d2-08b5910ccdbc/croatia-library-furniture-namjestaj-i-oprema-za-knjiznice-osnovnih-skola)