Official UK procurement notice
5111/AM/LM - Tilt & Rotate 2-Axis Positioner
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sheffield, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Nuclear Manufacturing Group based at Catcliffe, Rotherham, is seeking to purchase a replacement Tilt and Rotate 2-Axis Positioner for the Cyan-tec laser welding cell. The new positioner is required for work manipulation and welding of large components up to 3m3 with the ability to maintain constant welding speeds up to 2m/min along complex toolpaths. The Cyan-tec disk laser welding machine currently installed within the Nuclear Manufacturing Group (NMG), has had its original two-axis positioner, which was originally supplied with the machine at installation, removed.
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CPV: Machine tools · Metal-working machine tools · Soldering, brazing and welding tools, surface tempering and hot-spraying machines and equipment · Special-purpose machine tools · Welding · Welding equipment
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 22 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
- Authority reference
5111/AM/LM Tilt and Rotate 2 Axis Positioner- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061646- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c10eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
1 Jul 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
- Submission deadline104 days ago16 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts77 days ago12 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Jul 2026, 11:59 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender