Published date: 27 June 2017

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: 24 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery - 42900000

Location of contract

BS16 7FS

Value of contract

£0 to £7,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_132386/594485

Published date

27 June 2017

Closing date

24 July 2017

Contract start date

8 January 2018

Contract end date

7 January 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The equipment is being 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. The equipment detailed in the specification is an automated machine capable of manufacturing a range of dry fibre preforms via automated deposition of reinforcement materials including wide fabric plies. Using one or more deposition methods the cell will be capable of depositing net-shape fabric plies with widths up to 5.0m over a working plan area of 20.0m x 5.0m. In addition, the NCC seeks the capability to deposit multiple unidirectional tapes in a dry fibre placement (DFP) process. grant funding in the range of £6.5m - £7m to cover the capital cost of the equipment has been identified, this is an estimated value. The budget will be set provisionally in the ITN Pack, and will be subject to an affordability test

About the buyer

Contact name

University of Bristol on behalf of the National Composites Centr

Address

Bristol and Bath Science Park, Feynman Way Central, Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FS
England

Telephone

+44 1172443905

Email

mike.caddick.external@nccuk.com

Website

www.tenders.bris.ac.uk