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250136 Contract for the Design, Manufacture, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation cell

Queen's University Belfast · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:17.

Opportunity overview

Queen's University Belfast require a Contract for a 6 Axis CNC Gantry Agile multifunctional composites automated ply lay-up machine, designed to manipulate modular process heads for high productivity and quality.

Classification

  • CPV31640000 — Machines and apparatus with individual functions

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001£4.6m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
250136
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
032380-2025
Description
Deadline for receipt of tenders has been extended to 09/07/2025 at 16:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
15 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
9 Jul 2025, 16:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
28 May 2025, 00:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
4,583,333
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
5,499,999

Renewal

Description
Options to extend beyond this period for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Full details of the award criteria and weightings are contained within the tender response pack. Mandatory Technical Requirements, Desirable requirements, Project Methodology, Support Services, Sustainable Procurement, Qualitative Requirements, Extended Warranty, Price

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Full details of the award criteria and weightings are contained within the tender response pack. Mandatory Technical Requirements, Desirable requirements, Project Methodology, Support Services, Sustainable Procurement, Qualitative Requirements, Extended Warranty, Price

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2040, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
31640000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Machines and apparatus with individual functions

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and participate in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 3
Id
027929-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
28 May 2025, 09:20
Entry 4
Id
032380-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
13 Jun 2025, 16:07
Entry 5
Id
046198-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
5 Aug 2025, 14:55

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
027484-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
26 May 2025, 15:31

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
met
Date Met
6 Mar 2025, 00:00
Description
Queen’s staff have undertaken pre market engagement activity including discussions with a number of companies. The activity was undertaken in order to: 1- gain a better understanding of what the market can offer and if the market was capable of responding to a tender in relation to this requirement; 2- identify potential suppliers for the requirement; 3- understand potential lead times, and 4- gain an understanding of the commercial profile for the requirement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NIC-101788
Name
Queen's University Belfast

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT7 1NN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
University Rd

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
101788
Scheme
GB-NIC

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Final Status Date
15 Jul 2025, 00:00

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Award ID
1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT7 1NN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-052648-2025-08-05T14:55:31+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·