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Published 3 May 2024, 10:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Rotating Spindle Drilling System

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT14.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2024awarded 14 Oct 2024
Awarded to Aertec Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

4137/CYMRU/RH/24 - Rotating Spindle Drilling System

The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for a Rotating Spindle Drilling System on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre CYMRU, Chester Road, Chester, CH4 0DH

AMRC Cymru located in Broughton, Flintshire are creating a new centre to carrying out projects and development activities centred around aerospace drilling and fastening. As part of this creation, the AMRC Cymru are looking to purchase a Spindle Drilling system with rotating capabilities. The piece of equipment will sit within an established 7mx7m safety cell and must be able to work alongside our current sensorised coupon holder. The new system must be able to drill holes ranging from 4mm up to 25mm diameters within a range of materials, including:

  • Carbon Fiber- Reinforced plastic (CFRP)
  • Aluminium
  • Titanium
  • Glass Reinforced Fibre Metal Laminate (GLARE)
  • Polyetheretherketone PEEK
  • Resin transfer moulding (RTM)

Other thermoplastic materials may be required.

Tender Process and Documentation:

This procurement is an open procedure.

The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗

If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗

Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

Closing date for receipt of tenders: 3rd of June 2024 at 12 noon (UK time).

CPV: Drilling equipment · Industrial machinery · Machine tools for drilling metal

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000

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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 May 2024, 10:26 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2024, 10:09 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
4137/CYMRU/RH/24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033090
Classification (CPV)
Drilling equipmentIndustrial machineryMachine tools for drilling metal
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04571a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
3 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
270 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Jun 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jun 2024 → 15 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Jun 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Oct 2024, 10:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Oct 2024, 10:09 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateClosing date · II.1.43 Jun 202410 Jun 2024+7 d

Due to the scope and complexity of this requirement. We have decided to extend the deadline by 7 days. The new closing date is 10th of June 2024 at 12 noon

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £213,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aertec Solutions Ltd£213,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4137/CYMRU/RH/24 - Rotating Spindle Drilling System2bids · 2 electronic2——
Whole notice———£0 – £250,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000667 THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD,WESTERN BANK, SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, S102TNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.