Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The University of Birmingham · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Resodyn Acoustic Mixers
- Value
- £1,252,177.52
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 020940-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jul 2024
- Published9 Jul 2024Published the same day
Description
Our decision to exclusively source Resodyn for the RAM systems OmniRAM and LabRAM II is founded on several key factors. Resodyn holds a unique position as the only holder of proprietary technologies that underpin RAM and are the only manufacturer that can produce systems that span the capacity of LabRAM II and OmniRAM. It is important to outline the crucial distinction between the RAM technology, and the more conventional shakers and vibration test systems. Namely, RAM systems are configured using a series of plates and springs that are uniquely designed to operate specifically and exclusively at resonance. This means that the kinetic energy of the oscillating springs trades off energy with the oscillating potential energy of the plates, at resonance, without the loss of energy. Hence, virtually all of the energy that is used to drive the resonant system is used to mix the materials in the mix vessel. This enables the RAM technology to perform high-acceleration vibration while minimis…
About the supplier
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