Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9b-af25-73b2-84cc-116aaf770c22/replacement-control-system-for-hauzer-techcoating-pvd-unit awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Replacement control system for Hauzer TechCoating PVD Unit [Sheffield Hallam University](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sheffield-hallam-university) Estimated value £200,000 Published 16 Mar 2022 Deadline Closed 3 Jan 2022 ## 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. - 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 There is no other option to keep the coating unit running and bring it up to the most recent safety standards. Replacing the control system for this unit would be a fraction of the cost of an entire new unit. The cost of a new unit would be over £1.2M and would not include the bespoke modifications that the current system has. Major components of the unit have already been replaced e.g. pumping units at a cost of £139k, which were replaced in 2017. Only the original equipment manufacturer is capable of replacing the control system for the this highly complex industrial machine. SHU tendered for replacement pumps for the machine in 2016/17 (1617-05-ACES-JM) and only Hauzer returned a submission. It would have been significantly easier to a third party to reverse-engineer the pump requirements than it would for a company to reverse engineer the control system. An analogy would be that replacing the pumps is like a lung transplant, replacing the control system is like a brain transplant. The first is very difficult, the second impossible. ## CPV classification Installation services of laboratory equipment Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/99a06753-6966-4799-89bc-9fde2af63362) 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 Sheffield Hallam University: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sheffield-hallam-university) [Sector More Installation services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/installation-services) ## More tenders like this [Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment – Schools Energy Pathfinder 2025 - Biomass Programme - Biomass Package - Bundle 5 (LWETB) · Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board · 30 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1d38-705d-874d-e4db3e7584ba/ireland-installation-services-of-electrical-and-mechanical-equipment-schools) [Installation services of machinery and equipment – Metall- komposiit- ja plasttoodete valmistamise ja materjalide töötlusteenuste tellimine · Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus · 396 days left · 17 Nov 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-b63b-7347-9b0b-b5a2f5f8964e/estonia-installation-services-of-machinery-and-equipment-metall-komposiit) [Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment – Schools Energy Pathfinder 2025 - Biomass Programme - Biomass Package - Bundle 6 (DDLETB) · Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board · 30 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-8629-736d-9d0e-f51267f77ddf/ireland-installation-services-of-electrical-and-mechanical-equipment-schools) [Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment – 2026 - 702 Schools Energy Pathfinder 2025 - Biomass Programme - Biomass Package - Bundle 4 (CMETB) · Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-4669-70ab-8569-67acf071dbec/ireland-installation-services-of-electrical-and-mechanical-equipment-2026) [Installation services of guidance and control systems – „Modernizacja systemu kontroli dostępu w Bibliotece Uniwersyteckiej UWM w Olsztynie” · Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski W Olsztynie · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1405e-67ae-7300-a4e6-a10a9b55c0d7/poland-installation-services-of-guidance-and-control-systems-modernizacja-s) [Installation services (except software) – Raamovereenkomst (ROK) modernisering bedienings- en PLC-besturingsinstallaties beweegbare bruggen en sluizen 2027-2030 PZI-9-2025 · Provincie Zeeland · 59 days left · 16 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1405e-9ff4-708d-b85f-8f52df250b0d/netherlands-installation-services-except-software-raamovereenkomst-rok-m)