TU Dublin 50kN universal materials testing system

Verified opportunity overview

TU Dublin seeks a table-mounted dual-column universal materials testing system with at least 50 kN capacity for teaching and research. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.

Current status and key dates

The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 22 October 2026, 14:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Tenders are invited for the supply, installation, and commissioning of a table-mounted, dual-column Universal Materials Testing System with a minimum capacity of 50 kN, designed and certified in accordance with all applicable EU and Irish laws, regulations, and standards. The system must be suitable for use in a university teaching and research environment, providing safe, reliable, and repeatable operation. It shall support a broad range of mechanical testing applications, including static tensile, compression, flexural, peel, puncture, shear, friction and cyclic testing, and must be capable of dwelling under load under controlled test conditions. The proposed system must be suitable for use in quality control, research, and educational environments. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 22 October 2026, 14:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as below threshold. The clarification deadline is 15 October 2026, 14:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 22 October 2026, 14:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are not accepted. Tender validity is 12 months. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 82,000. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.

Amendments and status history

The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.

Supplier relevance

Materials-testing, laboratory-instrumentation and university research-equipment suppliers. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

Published estimated value EUR 82,000; it is an estimate, not an award value, guaranteed spend or supplier revenue. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.

Official sources and verification history

Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9197493, checked on 2 October 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.