Published date: 22 September 2022
Last edited date: 22 September 2022
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery - 42900000
Location of contract
BS16 7FS
Value of contract
£280,000
Procurement reference
tender_310154/1107881
Published date
22 September 2022
Closing date
20 October 2022
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
21 November 2022
Contract end date
30 September 2023
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The NCC is an independent, open-access national centre that delivers world-class innovation in the design and manufacture of composites and facilitates their widespread industrial exploitation.
The National Composites Centre (NCC) intends to procure automated tape winding capability for fully bonded pipes manufacturing. Such equipment must be able to process unidirectional thermoplastic tapes via in-situ consolidation process to manufacture pipe prototypes with inner diameters in the order of 5cm to 20cm and lengths up to 2 meters. The acquired capability will extend the current state of the art, which is of value and relevance to both industrial stakeholders and overall, UK industrial output.
The capability shall be specified, procured and commissioned to ensure suitability for industrial research and development programs as well as supporting maturation of emerging manufacturing technologies from academia toward industrial application.
This project is funded by Innovate UK. The target commissioning date for the equipment is beginning Q3 2023, at NCC site. The operation and specified functionality of the equipment will be demonstrated based on the target application component(s) during FAT and SAT.
The NCC will not meet any costs incurred by any party in responding to this notice or by participating in the tender. The NCC reserves the right to award all, none, or part of the business.
Tenderers must register and submit tenders on the University of Bristol's Tender Opportunity Portal (https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/). Please email leigh.jones@nccuk.com to confirm registration, in order to get access to the tender documentation.
Please note that the budget allocated for the base equipment is in the region of £280,000 (the stated Contract Value).
About the buyer
Contact name
Leigh Jones
Address
National Composites Centre, Feynman Way Central, Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FS
England
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