Published date: 3 September 2021

Last edited date: 3 September 2021

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: 23 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Machining centre - 42612000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP623147592

Published date

3 September 2021

Closing date

23 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 October 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Accelerated negotiated procedure

This is an accelerated procedure.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 03 September 2021 for the following reason: The type of procedure is 'open' not 'accelerated negotated'.(LUV01022 STAR Machining Suite

The Space Technology Applications from Research (STAR) project at the University of Leicester requires a machining suite consisting of milling and turning machines, suitable for the manufacture of precision components made from various grades of Stainless Steels/Steels, Aluminium Alloys, Brass, Copper and other materials. The suite is to support a wide range of research groups and projects within the STAR project, to produce components of high accuracy for space flight and other areas of Engineering based research.

The University proposes awarding a contract to a single supplier for a suitable suite by carrying out a tender exercise.

The contract is part funded by a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) grant award.)

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Anthony Midgley

Address

University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
UK

Telephone

01162522058

Email

acm26@le.ac.uk