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Published 26 May 2025, 15:31 BST

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

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£4,583,333≈ £917k / year · £5,499,999 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2025
Next notice expected 28 May 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Jul 2040 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Machines and apparatus with individual functions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£4,583,333
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2040 with extensionsValue: £4,583,333 exc. VAT · £5,499,999 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: 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.
31640000 Machines and apparatus with individual functions

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Simple 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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 May 2025, 15:31 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Aug 2025
Authority reference
250136
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027929
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Machines and apparatus with individual functions
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052648 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
9 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗

Suppliers wishing to express an interest in this tender must register at this address and

download the documentation

Timeline

26 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    26 May 2025, 15:31 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    9 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
  6. Award decision expected by
    15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 May 2025, 15:31 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
  5. Deadline published: 23 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
    28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 16:07 BST
    UK4
  7. Deadline moved to 9 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
    13 Jun 2025, 16:07 BST
    +16 days · was 23 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  8. Procurement termination notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
    UK12
  9. Status changed to complete
    5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
Published amendments (1)

Deadline for receipt of tenders has been extended to 09/07/2025 at 16:00

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 26 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—15 Jul 2025Cancelled

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2030
    Status
    cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-NIC: 101788 University Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSuppliers wishing to express an interest and participate in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation

Notices published for this procedure