Published date: 2 August 2017

This notice was replaced on 20 September 2017

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Awarded contract (published 20 September 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£450,000

Procurement reference

1744/JN

Published date

2 August 2017

Closing date

29 August 2017

Contract start date

1 November 2017

Contract end date

2 November 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Sir Henry Royce Centre of Materials Innovation are looking to procure a Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing for the manufacture of components from metallic materials and manufacturing research purposes. The machine we seek should be based on a binder jetting technology (or equivalent) and should generate components that need subsequent processing by debinding and sintering. The system will be housed in state of the art facilities in close proximity to the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

James Noble

Address

Arts Tower
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
England

Email

james.noble@sheffield.ac.uk