Published date: 20 December 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 21 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Machinery for the heat treatment of materials - 42940000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000 to £181,000

Procurement reference

1119

Published date

20 December 2018

Closing date

21 December 2018

Contract start date

28 January 2019

Contract end date

27 January 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

CPI has a requirement for a Vacuum Forming Machine for prototype manufacture of plastic formed parts. The parts to be formed will contain printed electronic circuits and so any features of the machine that are particularly relevant to this application should be highlighted. As part of a new technology extension, CPI is building equipment capability inb 3D printed and formed electronic systems and intends to install Vacuum Forming capability to allow for the creation of 3D formed electronic circuits. This tender aims to acquire this capability. The equipment must be able to form plastic sheets which contain printed circuits formed using a range of printing technologies but including screen print of silver and other inks and also inkjet and aerosol jet printed circuits. The circuits to be formed may consist only of printed conductor tracks and sensor materials or they may also contain electronic components.


About the buyer

Contact name

NE1 Administrator

Address

The Old Casino 1-4 Forth Lane
NEWCASTLE
NE15HX
England

Telephone

5318008

Email

admin@ne1procurementservices.com