Published date: 9 December 2020

Last edited date: 9 December 2020

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: 14 January 2021, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

LA1 4YR

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SP201169

Published date

9 December 2020

Closing date

14 January 2021

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

19 January 2021

Contract end date

18 January 2022

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

Lancaster University would like to procure two specialist material additive manufacturing machines, the first being high temperature material filament-based, capable of processing polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) along with other more standard materials such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) or polylactic acid (PLA), and the second capable of printing with continuous strand carbon fibre. The specific requirements in terms of build volume etc. are given in the mandatory requirements in subsequent paragraphs.

There may be the possibility of a contract extension or additions to accommodate further compatible and complimentary purchases in the future, subject to the award of grant funding.

Lancaster University reserves the right not to award a contract following this tender, nor does it bind itself to accept the lowest price or any quotation. The contract awarded shall not be split in multiple suppliers to fulfil the options.


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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No


About the buyer

Contact name

Amanda Fryers

Address

Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 4YR
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1524594499

Email

a.fryers@lancaster.ac.uk