Published date: 12 October 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: 10 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Workshop equipment - 43800000

Location of contract

NG7 2RN

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

PROC HF ITT/1054

Published date

12 October 2018

Closing date

10 December 2018

Contract start date

4 January 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2019

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

The Centre for Aerospace Manufacturing (CAM) at the University Of Nottingham (UoN) works with partners from the European aerospace industry to deliver industrially focused research into aerospace assembly systems. CAM is part of a consortium with
GE Aviation to design, manufacture and assemble a wing structure for Airbus Helicopter's 'Rapid and Cost Effective Rotorcraft' concept demonstrator, known as RACER.

The RACER programme is partially funded by the European Union's 'Clean Sky 2' initiative.

The Advanced Wing Structure for Rotorcraft Additional Lift demonstrator (ASTRAL) project requires tooling to securely hold and accurately locate components during assembly of the wings. CAM seeks a tooling specialist to provide the detail design and manufacture of this hardware

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Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

This program is partially funded by the European Union's 'Clean Sky 2' initiative.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Forsythe

Address

Lenton Lane
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG7 2RN
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0)115 951 5675

Email

helen.forsythe@nottingham.ac.uk