Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc2-be23-70b4-a29a-1ed275e8b6cb/itt-127014-owtf-hoist-winches awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # ITT\_127014 OWTF Hoist Winches [National Physical Laboratory](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-physical-laboratory) Estimated value £1 Published 8 Dec 2023 Deadline Closed 24 Nov 2023 ## 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 The Open Water Test Facility (OWTF) at Wraysbury reservoir is a floating laboratory for test and characterisation of underwater acoustic transducers. The core capability requires the test object to be deployed at depth on the hoist station - to an approximate depth of 7 m below water surface. The large steel fixed gantry has a central shaft that is raised/lowered by means of electric wire rope winch. It is this winch that allows the test object to be positioned at the required depth. The current winch units are obsolete Felco units dating from the 1980/90's and require replacement. Each winch must be capable of deployment to an approximate depth of 7 m below water surface and 2.5 m clear of the surface when in its mounting position. The large steel fixed gantry has a central shaft that is raised/lowered by means of electric wire rope winch, which has a set of guide pulleys at the top of the fixed gantry. The new winch must be integrated into the existing steel gantry and anchor points. The run of the wire rope is to follow the same path as the current installation. The pulleys are to be replaced as part of the winch replacement to suit the wire rope diameter. The winches are located outdoors in and exposed environment. As such all aspects of the installation must be suitably weatherproof for reliable year-round operation in all weather conditions. ## CPV classification Mechanical handling equipment Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/9862a04c-4a42-4c95-8f2a-97f1d020efe3) 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 Industrial machinery tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/industrial-machinery) ## More tenders like this [Lifting and handling equipment – Moyens de manutention motorisés · Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics · 56 days left · 15 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-88ab-73d8-bf7c-44ba9139abc3/france-lifting-and-handling-equipment-moyens-de-manutention-motorises) [Lathes – Strung universal cu diametrul de prelucrare între Ø 320 ÷ Ø 380 mm · S Uzina Mecanica Plopeni SA · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-89ea-7222-a30a-79ce9a09d1c7/romania-lathes-strung-universal-cu-diametrul-de-prelucrare-intre-o-320-o-3) [Water pumps – ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΙΑ ΑΝΤΑΛΛΑΚΤΙΚΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΙΣ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΕΣ ΕΠΙΣΚΕΥΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΥΠΟΒΡΥΧΙΩΝ ΑΝΤΛΗΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΥΓΚΡΟΤΗΜΑΤΩΝ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗΣ · ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗΣ-ΑΠΟΧΕΥΤΕΥΣΗΣ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΥ (Δ.Ε.Υ.Α.Η.) · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-74e7-7383-82e1-b4c6885044d2/greece-water-pumps-promhthia-antallaktikon-gia-tis-yphresies-episkefhs-ton-y) [Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery – „Wood Vision Lab“ - das Technikum: "Absauganlage" · Wood Vision Lab GmbH · 7 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7ec8-7322-8445-8dcef4fed830/austria-miscellaneous-special-purpose-machinery-wood-vision-lab-das-tech) [Centrifuges – Centrifug och styrskåp - Hudiksvalls kommun · Hudiksvalls kommun · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8986-70b3-a08f-2e4ab5fe626c/sweden-centrifuges-centrifug-och-styrskap-hudiksvalls-kommun) [Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water – Systém na přípravu ultračisté vody · Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8de7-7383-a6dd-5533ea57df0c/czechia-machinery-and-apparatus-for-filtering-or-purifying-water-system-na-p)