Estimated Value
Up to £1,700,000
Deadline
20 October 2025
Published
19 September 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a helium liquefier and helium gas recovery system. Please refer to the tender documentation for full specification.
Please refer to http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick for further information. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site.
Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.
Lots (2)
- Lot 1A helium liquefaction system
- Lot 2A helium gas recovery system
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement Regulations 2024
Additional details
The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) or the Procurement Act 2023 and associated Procurement Regulations 2024 (and as may be amended from time to time) and its procurement activities are not subject to the requirements set out therein or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Should the University advertise contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Find-A-Tender platform or other contract opportunity advertising site or platform, this is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.
Helium liquefier including helium gas dryer and gas purifier with liquid nitrogen pre-cool option capable of liquefying a minimum of 20 litres of liquid helium per hour. System should also include liquefier controller, screw compressor, oil removal system, buffer tank, helium storage dewar and transfer line from coldbox to storage dewar.
Helium gas recovery system to include helium recovery compressor, helium gas bag, bottles for storage of gas at 300 bar and high pressure gas distribution panel. Please see tender documents for full specification.
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University of warwickKey Dates
Published
19 September 2025
Submission deadline
20 October 2025
Notice type
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