Published date: 11 August 2017

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 23 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial machinery - 42000000

  • Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery - 42900000

Location of contract

S60 5TZ

Value of contract

£180,000

Procurement reference

1735/334/EML/CTI/18

Published date

11 August 2017

Closing date

23 August 2017

Contract start date

3 October 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

1735/334/EML/CTI/17 Automated Contact Pour System

The University of Sheffield wishes to invite bids on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre's Castings Group at Catcliffe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire as follows:

The supply, installation and commissioning, on a turnkey basis, of an Automatic Contact Pour System - Air Melt Foundry, to be located in the extension of the Castings Centre's Waverley 2 building on the Advanced Manufacturing Park.

Tender Process and Documentation:

The procurement will require some design and innovation, therefore, the University has chosen to follow a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation process. The process will be conducted as follows:

Stage One: Invitation to Participate - A Supplier Selection Questionnaire will be issued to shortlist to no greater than five bidders who will be invited to submit an initial tender.
Stage Two: Issue of Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender - three highest scoring bidders to be invited to
Negotiate
Stage Three: Invitation to Participate in Negotiations - to commence once shortlist at Stage Two has been established and will continue until the University closes this stage.
Stage Four: Issue of Final Tender Documentation

All instructions, scoring and evaluation criteria are supplied within the relevant stage documentation.

A budget has been provisionally established for this exercise at £180,000

The Invitation to Participate (Stage One documentation) can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield.

Stage One Applications must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

Closing date for receipt of Stage One Documentation: 24th of August 2017 at 12 noon (UK time).

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

1735/334/EML/CTI/17 Automated Contact Pour System

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 July 2017

Links

Additional text

Documentation is available to download, free of charge via the University's electronic tendering portal
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/

Delivery Notes

Supply delivery and installation on a turnkey basis to the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Castings Group at Catcliffe Rotherham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ericka Lyne

Address

Wallis Way
Catcliffe
Rotherham
S60 5TZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0)114 222 9570

Email

e.m.lyne@sheffield.ac.uk