Official UK procurement notice
Supply, Delivery and Installation Sinter Bonding Capability
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is in the process of expanding its manufacturing capability into the semiconductor advanced packaging area with specific focus on power electronic semiconductors. To support this expansion, NMIS intends to procure equipment that is flexible to support a wide variety of power electronic semiconductor designs and packaging requirements. A solution is required to form sintered bonds between: dies on substrates in multi-die packages with different component heights; substrates on heat sinks; clips, spacers and interconnection parts; double-sided cooling packages. In the R&D context we require a capability that allows flexible exploration of tooling to achieve different package arrangements, while keeping tool costs at a minimum.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is in the process of expanding its manufacturing capability into the semiconductor advanced packaging area with specific focus on power electronic semiconductors. To support this expansion, NMIS intends to procure equipment that is flexible to support a wide variety of power electronic semiconductor designs and packaging requirements. A solution is required to form sintered bonds between: dies on substrates in multi-die packages with different component heights; substrates on heat sinks; clips, spacers and interconnection parts; double-sided cooling packages.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NMIS is in the process of expanding its manufacturing capability into the…Planned
NMIS is in the process of expanding its manufacturing capability into the semiconductor advanced packaging area with specific focus on power electronic semiconductors. To support this expansion, NMIS intends to procure equipment that is able to support a wide variety of power electronic semiconductor designs and packaging requirements.
The concept design for the facility includes provision of equipment that is sufficiently flexible to support a wide variety of power electronic semiconductor designs and packaging requirements. The items procured will enable NMIS to set up a research facility for developing and scaling-up advanced packaging capabilities for power electronic semiconductors. The overall facility will have capability to prepare, dice/cut, bond, interconnect, package and test semiconductor products that are part of the power electronics sector. These stages will be carried out across dedicated research and development cells.
The focus of this procurement activity is to acquire a sinter bonding press that is versatile to support both R&D activities and medium volume production.
In the R&D context we require a capability that allows flexible exploration of tooling to achieve different package arrangements, while keeping tool costs at a minimum.
In the medium scale production context we require a capability that includes automated handling solutions such that it can be fed by a magazine unstacker, and can feed a magazine stacker.
In either context we require the ability to form bonds under inert atmosphere or forming gas, control the pre-heating and post-cooling ramp profile of sinter bonded assemblies and collect detailed sensor-driven time-histories of temperature and pressure for each bonding operation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:20 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:20 BST
- Authority reference
UOS-39043-2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066666- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
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Publisher note: The deadline for expressing interest to this PIN is 27th October 2025. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=813517. (SC Ref:813517)
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20 Oct 2025 → 5 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published377 days ago20 Oct 2025, 12:20 BST
- Tender notice expected362 days ago5 Nov 2025
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