Published date: 17 April 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: 13 April 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Machining centre - 42612000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

BIP487698407

Published date

17 April 2020

Closing date

13 April 2020

Contract start date

13 May 2020

Contract end date

31 July 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Space Technology Applications From Research (STAR) project at the University of Leicester requires a 5 Axis Vertical Machining Centre, suitable for the manufacture of precision components made from various grades of Stainless Steels/Steels, Aluminium Alloys, Brass, Copper Molybdenum and other materials, using high speeds and feeds. The machine is to support a wide range of research groups and projects to produce components of high accuracy for space flight and other areas of engineering based research.

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

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About the buyer

Address

https://le.ac.uk/
Leicester
LE1 7RH
UK

Telephone

+441162522058

Email

acm26@le.ac.uk