Published date: 20 April 2021

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


Closing: 24 March 2021, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£250,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN531709-09721544

Published date

20 April 2021

Closing date

24 March 2021

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

31 March 2021

Contract end date

30 July 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Driving the Electric Revolution (DER) is an Innovate UK (IUK) Challenge program to support UK industry to seize the economic opportunities from the global transition to clean technologies and electrification. The programme will help businesses across numerous sectors including transport, energy, construction and agriculture to invest and work together to capitalise on the UK's strengths in this technology.

As part of that program, Newcastle University has been awarded a large grant to establish a new DER Innovation Centre (DER-IC) in the North East of England. The NE DER-IC will concentrate on the prototyping and scale-up of power electronics and electric motors.

This tender is focussed on the power electronics aspect and specifically the purchase of relevant automated optical inspection (AOI) systems for in-line optical inspection of circuit boards pre and post reflow furnace processing.

The scope is for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the equipment as detailed in the Invitation to Tender document, with after sales support, a minimum 12 months parts and labour warranty and maintenance.

This requirement was only advertised to all Sellers appointed to Lot 12: Visual Inspection of (NU/1609) Power Electronics Manufacturing Dynamic Purchasing System.

Award information

Awarded date

30 March 2021

Contract start date

31 March 2021

Contract end date

30 July 2021

Total value of contract

£140,502

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Etek Europe Limited

Address

Prestwick Aerospace Park
1 Dow Road
Monkton
Ayrshire
KA92TU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Dave Anderson

Address

Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1912085360

Email

dave.anderson@ncl.ac.uk