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Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Thermal Vacuum Cycling Chamber

University of Leicester

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Key dates and value

Status: Closed
Submission deadline: 18 Sept 2026
Published: 14 Aug 2026
Estimated value: £250k
Contract start: 6 Nov 2026
Contract end: 1 Jul 2027
Location: Leicester, East Midlands
Notice type: UK4

Overview

The School of Physics & Astronomy (Space Park Leicester) has secured funding to procure a Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) System to support environmental testing, qualification, and thermal vacuum cycling of components and equipment developed under the projects run by its Space Projects and Instrumentation group and via commercial agreements with third parties (managed by Space Park Leicester). Thermal vacuum (TVAC) chambers require high-vacuum capability (typically ≤ 1×10−5 hPa), wide-range temperature cycling (often -190 °C to +150°C or higher), and precise thermal control (control surface stability in the range ±0.1 °C/min), usually achieved via liquid nitrogen, shrouds and heating platens. They include contaminant control (e.g. dry pumps), structural reliability to withstand atmospheric pressure, and feedthroughs for power and data to Equipment Under Test (EUT). The System is intended to be installed in an ISO 14644 Class 6 cleanroom at Space Park Leicester. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leicester:-Laboratory%2C-optical-and-precision-equipments-%28excl.-glasses%29./C895QUS33V To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C895QUS33V

CPV codes

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38540000 Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator

About the buyer

University of Leicester has published 11 tender notices since 7 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £900k.

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