Published date: 13 May 2019

Last edited date: 13 May 2019

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: 17 June 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printers and plotters - 30232100

  • Inkjet printers - 30232150

Location of contract

M1 7HS

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

2019/1543/M3D-R/BD

Published date

13 May 2019

Closing date

17 June 2019

Contract start date

15 July 2019

Contract end date

30 September 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Manchester will be home to a new national research and innovation centre in advanced materials, the Sir Henry Royce Institute (SHRI).

Multi-material, Multi-colour Production 3D Printer

The equipment purchased will in the first instance be used to create clinically realistic examples of human anatomy in terms of colour and textures of living tissues.
Examples of this include:
Research in the psychological issues of facial prosthetics through reproducing realistic colour and lustre along with representative mechanical properties.
Producing \"phantoms\" to mimic X-Ray and NMR contrast for medical imaging applications.
External orthotic devices.
Anatomical models with matched mechanical behaviour. for surgical planning, training and education.
Dental models for training and education applications.
Other applications include: 3D models to visualise computed tomography images, 3D colour models to represent stress and strain distributions in engineering models, representative materials with graded mechanical properties.

More information

Links

Additional text

To express an interest in this project please visit the website below where you will need to register to obtain tender documentation.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Delivery Notes

The University of Manchester will be home to a new national research and innovation centre in advanced materials, the Sir Henry Royce Institute (SHRI).

The University of Manchester plans to purchase a voxel level multi-material, multi-colour production 3D printer for the development of real looking parts in a single print. The system must be based on poly-jet deposition and capable of texture mapping and colour gradients.

The equipment purchased will in the first instance be used to create clinically realistic examples of human anatomy in terms of colour and textures of living tissues.
Examples of this include:
Research in the psychological issues of facial prosthetics through reproducing realistic colour and lustre along with representative mechanical properties.
Producing "phantoms" to mimic X-Ray and NMR contrast for medical imaging applications.
External orthotic devices.
Anatomical models with matched mechanical behaviour. for surgical planning, training and education.
Dental models for training and education applications.
Other applications include: 3D models to visualise computed tomography images, 3D colour models to represent stress and strain distributions in engineering models, representative materials with graded mechanical properties.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Office

Address

Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
M1 7HS
United Kingdom

Telephone

01612752160

Email

procurement@manchester.ac.uk