Aston University ("Aston") is looking to procure the services of a qualified, and highly competent Asbestos removal Contractor. Aston has significant quantities of asbestos in various forms, but mainly as pipe insulation and Asbestos Insulated Boards (AIB).
In order to comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) the Supplier will provide services to remediate by enclosure or encapsulation, removal and disposal of asbestos.
This Contract will have an Initial Term of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 year period. The Contract will be governed by Aston's Agreement for the Purchase of Services.
All tender documents are available via Aston's e-tendering portal which can be accessed via the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
Pipette washer will be used to support the college in the reduction of single use plastics, improving sustainability (reducing energy and water loading from Autoclaves, reducing time it takes to get tips reusable (autoclave time is 2 hours, pipette washer is 15 minutes).
Award following a further competition through the following framework:
Lot 3 of the NHS Shared Business Services Audio Visual Solutions framework (ref:SBS10245)
VEAT notice previously published:
Aston University is putting out this notice as a VEAT (Voluntary Ex ante Transparency Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited T/A Thermo Fisher Scientific for the Supply, installation, service and maintenance of an Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid Mass Spectrometer with Electron-transfer dissociation (ETD), Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) including Oil-Free Roughing Pump and associated equipment.
Aston University intends to award the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ((32.2(b) ii.
The contract duration is expected to be June 2024 to June 2027.
Aston University requires an Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid Mass Spectrometer with ETD, UVPD including Oil-Free Roughing Pump and associated equipment. Thermo Fisher Scientific hold the patent on the orbitrap mass analyser and are the sole supplier of all orbitrap instruments. The orbitrap is unique in its ability to offer ultra-high resolution and mass accuracy capabilities (FWHM 480,000) which is not matched by any other type of mass analyser. The Ascend offers unmatched fragmentation capabilities, such as HCD fragmentation which is necessary for the detection of compound-specific reporter ions, and their subsequent confident identification. This level of high-performance Mass Spectrometer platform is required for the multi-omics scientific work which includes Lipidomics, protein-lipid interactions, Proteomics/oxPTMs and Native proteins that Aston University intends to conduct with the Mass Spectrometer.
The University will not enter the proposed contract before 24th June 2024
Development and hosting of two digital applications by Shoothill Ltd to support SME adoption of Industrial Digital Technologies (IDTs) for energy and resource efficiency improvements. Both apps are to be web-based, interactive, and gamified tools derived from Aston University's InterAct research projects.
Aston University is putting out this notice as a VEAT (Voluntary Ex ante Transparency Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited T/A Thermo Fisher Scientific for the Supply, installation, service and maintenance of an Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid Mass Spectrometer with Electron-transfer dissociation (ETD), Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) including Oil-Free Roughing Pump and associated equipment.
Aston University has awarded a contract for Phase 1B Refurbishment Works at 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham (B7 4BL). The works involve refurbishment of the partial Ground Floor, the Third Floor, and the upgrade of Staircores 2, 4 and 5 of the building. The project was procured through a Further Competition under the Pagabo National Framework for Refit and Refurbishment Solutions, and the contract has been awarded to Willmott Dixon Interiors Ltd. The awarded contract value is £7,343,161.39.
Aston University has awarded a contract to Cerca Magnetics Limited for the Supply, installation, service and maintenance of an OPM-Optimised Bespoke Magnetically Shielded Room (MuRoom)
Aston University has awarded a 5-year contract for the supply, installation, service and maintenance of a Helium-4 Optically Pumped Magnetometer MEG system (OPM-MEG) to Mag4Health from February 2024 to January 2029.
Aston University has awarded the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ((32.2(b) ii.
• The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
• absence of competition for technical reasons
Aston University will carry out extensive clinical trials during this period and requires an OPM-MEG that can be operated up to 8 hours a day, with examinations lasting up to 2 hours on a subject. The Helium OPM-MEG technology dissipates 20 mW per sensor, unlike the Rubidium OPM-MEG, which dissipates about 500 mW to heat the Rubidium at 150°C. The absence of heating will make it simpler for us to operate the system for long periods without the need to actively remove heat. Helium OPM technology is being used in space (e.g. satellites) at the moment and has been proven to work continuously for 10 years.
Although other manufacturers of OPM-MEG systems exist, they do not supply Helium OPM-MEG and for this reason, we have determined that Mag4Health are the only available supplier in the market.
The negotiated contract value estimate reflects a long-term collaboration between Mag4Health and Aston University.