Awarded contract

Instron accessories

Details

Supplier(s)
Instron
Value
£178,464
Duration
1 year
Topic
Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
Published
23 September 2026

Tender description

Aston recently ordered a Universal Testing System for tensile, compression and flexure testing, secured through external research funding. The accessories required to support teaching across multiple construction materials and testing methodologies are currently unavailable. The funding available is to purchase a range of accessories to allow us to make full use of the machine in teaching activities. This purchase will unlock the educational use of the Universal Testing System for teaching civil engineering students and move students from observing demonstrations to undertaking independent testing of a wide variety of samples, developing skills directly applicable to professional construction and engineering practice. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published23 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date23 September 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 October 2027in 12 months

About the buyer

Aston University is a higher education provider in Birmingham, and buys through a dedicated Procurement Team. Much of this procurement flows through frameworks including SUPC, TUCO, ESPO and the Crown Commercial Service. All procurement follows financial regulations and University policy.

Low-value construction work can be sourced through Constructionline.

Over the past 5 years, most of Aston University's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.

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