Published date: 9 December 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 October 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical equipment and apparatus - 31600000

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£354,800

Procurement reference

SC8616/20

Published date

9 December 2020

Closing date

12 October 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 November 2020

Contract end date

28 February 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?

No

Description

This project is funded by the European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF) and the procurement is dependent on the final funding agreement.
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of a binder jetting additive manufacturing workstation. The workstation will form part of a physical demonstrator, i.e. facilities created as part of the ESIF project, which will be used to facilitate/support the take-up of high impact manufacturing technologies by the SMEs in West Midlands. In this context, the workstation will be used to develop new applications for the technology in collaboration with technology providers and carry out feasibility studies and pilot projects to address the specific requirements of local SMEs. Therefore, it will be required as part of the project to build strong partnerships with the technology providers and define a joint co-funded R&D programme for the benefits of local businesses.

The workstation should perform metal additive manufacturing/3D printing for variety of powder materials including stainless steel, copper, tool steel and Nickel based superalloys. It should have reasonable building envelope of at least 4L (XY should be at least 35x20cm). Though, the system should allow upgrading the build envelope to bigger size in the future when needed. The system should have a separate unit for powder station unit to avoid powder contamination. The system should be able to produce various part geometries simultaneously without the need for multiple setups. The system should have very high resolution of at least 1600x1600 DPI. The system should have very high deposition/printing rate, 10 times faster than the powder bed fusion technology, of at least 700 cc/hr. The workstation should have an open access operating system where all working parameters can be modified. The system should be able to produce parts with very high surface finish.

Award information

Awarded date

18 November 2020

Contract start date

18 November 2020

Contract end date

28 February 2021

Total value of contract

£354,800

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LASER LINES LIMITED

Address

Beaumont Close
OX16 1TH
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 05179769

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Thomas Hasson

Address

Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
England

Email

T.R.Hasson@bham.ac.uk