Provision of Technical Services to the High Temperature Research Centre

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This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice of the University of Birmingham's intention to award a contract. The University has a High Temperature Research Centre (HTRC) on the Ansty Research Park in Coventry adjacent to the Manufacturing Technology Centre in which it already has a stake. HTRC is a collaborative project with a major partner (Rolls Royce). On the 15 April 2015, the University and The Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited entered into a five year collaboration agreement for the provision of technical services to the University's High Temperature Research Centre ("HTRC") in Ansty. The University and The Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited extended the collaborative relationship for a further five year period from 3 November 2019 and the Parties now wish to further extend the collaborative relationship on the terms of this agreement. The University and Rolls-Royce have analysed the aims and objectives of the HTRC, its various manufacturing processes, anticipated research programme schedule and estimated workload and component volumes. An options appraisal has concluded that a contract for services for the provision of the technical staff resource required to support all the research activities in the HTRC facility a period of ten (10) years is required, commencing 3 November 2024.