Published date: 9 August 2018

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 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery - 42900000

Location of contract

BS16 7FS

Value of contract

£0 to £600,000

Procurement reference

tender_132386/694818

Published date

9 August 2018

Closing date

13 September 2018

Contract start date

30 November 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The National Composites Centre (NCC) is planning on placing an order in 2018 for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, buy off and training, of a new multi-axial forming station for the Automated Preforming Cell. The equipment will provide a capability for forming dry fibre preforms.
The automated preform cell (APC) utilises automation to reduce variability and manufacture cycle time in the process of preform production. The cell is situated in the National Composites Centre (NCC) a catapult centre for high volume manufacturing in the UK. The cell will be utilised for demonstrating, characterising and developing preforming processes for a range of industrial customers in the Aerospace, Automotive, Wind industry and other sectors. With a wide range of potential applications, the equipment procured will be designed to be adaptable to be reconfigured to the customer demands present and future.

About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Kendall

Address

The National Composites Centre
Bristol
BS16 7FS
England

Email

helen.kendall@nccuk.com