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Contract for the Supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation

Queen's University Belfast · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 00:36.

Opportunity overview

The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), led by Queen's University Belfast, is key to an exciting future for manufacturing in Northern Ireland, as an industry-led, open-access manufacturing and engineering innovation centre with state-of-the-art facilities and an expert engineering team, underpinned by academic excellence.   AMIC is expanding its core capabilities in Digital Factory, Smart Design, Sustainable Polymers and Composites Nanotechnology and Photonics. With a growing team of engineers and technologists (currently 50 strong) and building upon a track-record of collaboration with manufacturers it will deliver industry 4.0 solutions for industry. Supported through a £98M investment via Belfast Region City Deal, a 10,000m2 Factory of the Future facility will open at Global Point Newtownabbey in early 2026. The equipment being purchased is critical to the organisational strategy. As part of this project Queen’s University Belfast wish to procure a Femtosecond Laser Workstation.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Oxford Lasers Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£712.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£854.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01332714
Location
Oxford, UKJ14, OX11 7HP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
250294
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NIC
Id
101788

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Oxford Lasers Ltd
Id
GB-COH-01332714

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01332714

Address

Street Address
Unit 8 Moorbrook Park,
Locality
Oxford
Postal Code
OX11 7HP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38636100
Description
Lasers

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01332714
Name
Oxford Lasers Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Contract for the supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation for applications in glass substrates.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
14 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
20 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
20 Aug 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
20 Aug 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Options to extend the contract beyond this period for a further period of up to 5 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

Options

Description
Options to extend the contract beyond this period for a further period of up to 5 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

Value

Including VAT
854,620.5
Amount
712,183.75
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
077955-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Aug 2026, 09:54
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 029673-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 029876-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 073778-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 077955-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·