✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 11:00.
Opportunity overview
The Science, Engineering and Analysis Division (SEAD) of the Health and Safety Executive invites sealed tenders from qualified and experienced service providers to provide competitive quotations for the provision of a CNC lathe to replace/upgrade one of our existing lathes.
All the required equipment will be for our facility located at the HSE Science and Research Centre, Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9JN.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
T4961
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
All tender documents are available via the HSE In-Tend supplier e-procurement portal. All responses and requests for clarification must be submitted via the portal. Registration is free of charge and can be completed via the following link:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse
The successful supplier will be selected based on the appropriateness of the suggested product to HSE's needs combined with an assessment of the cost against other tender submissions. Assessment of cost will include the longer-term value for money of the machine such as the cost of optional upgrades and accessories that may not procured at this time.
If you are able to supply the item and wish to submit a bid, please do so via the In-Tend portal within the timescales detailed above. Please note that any bids received outside the portal (i.e. via email) will NOT be accepted and will not be evaluated.
Any queries on the tender must also be submitted through the procurement portal.
Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD73 · L20 7HS · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
095488-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Health and Safety Executive is seeking quotations for a CNC lathe with integrated extraction to replace or upgrade an existing lathe at its Science and Research Centre in Harpur Hill, Buxton. The tender is open and has a stated maximum value of £62,500.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of CNC machine tools, including installation and associated extraction capability. Explicit qualification, experience, technical specification and submission requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
Required equipmentCNC lathe with integrated extractionEvidence: Title: "CNC Lathe with integrated extraction"; description requests "the provision of a CNC lathe".
Supplier capabilityQualified and experienced service providersEvidence: Description: "invites sealed tenders from qualified and experienced service providers".
PurposeReplace or upgrade an existing latheEvidence: Description: "a CNC lathe to replace/upgrade one of our existing lathes".
95% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Health and Safety Executive is seeking quotations for a CNC lathe with integrated extraction to replace or upgrade an existing lathe at its Science and Research Centre in Harpur Hill, Buxton. The tender is open and has a stated maximum value of £62,500.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of CNC machine tools, including installation and associated extraction capability. Explicit qualification, experience, technical specification and submission requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
CNC lathe with integrated extraction
Replacement or upgrade of an existing lathe
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Required equipment
99% confidence
CNC lathe with integrated extraction
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Title: "CNC Lathe with integrated extraction"; description requests "the provision of a CNC lathe".
Supplier capability
98% confidence
Qualified and experienced service providers
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Description: "invites sealed tenders from qualified and experienced service providers".
Purpose
99% confidence
Replace or upgrade an existing lathe
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Description: "a CNC lathe to replace/upgrade one of our existing lathes".
Supplier eligibility
93% confidence
Qualified and experienced service providers; further eligibility criteria unknown
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Description explicitly refers to "qualified and experienced service providers" but gives no further criteria.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
99% confidence
£62,500
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Process value_max: 62500 GBP; lot 1 value_amount: 62500 GBP.
Minimum contract value
99% confidence
Unknown
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Process value_min is null.
Currency
99% confidence
GBP
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Process and lot currency: GBP.
Delivery
Delivery site
99% confidence
HSE Science and Research Centre, Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9JN
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Description: "All the required equipment will be for our facility located at the HSE Science and Research Centre, Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9JN."
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown
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No delivery date or contract dates are supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open
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Process display_status: open; source_status: active.
Procurement procedure
99% confidence
Open competition below threshold
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procurement_method: open; procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
23 October 2026, 13:00 (UTC+01:00)
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Process and lot submission_deadline: 2026-10-23T13:00:00+01:00.
Description: "invites sealed tenders". No further instructions are supplied.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Technical specification risk
99% confidence
Detailed CNC lathe and extraction specifications are not provided in the supplied data.
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The title and description identify the equipment but provide no technical specification, performance requirements or acceptance criteria.
Commercial terms risk
99% confidence
Contract duration, payment terms, warranty, installation and maintenance requirements are unknown.
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Contract start/end dates are null and no terms are included in the supplied description.
Location-data discrepancy
99% confidence
The structured buyer location is Liverpool (L20 7HS), while the narrative specifies equipment for the HSE Science and Research Centre in Buxton (SK17 9JN). The supplied data does not explain the difference.
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Locations list buyer location as Liverpool, L20 7HS; description identifies the facility as Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9JN.
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