Published date: 16 April 2021

This notice was replaced on 21 April 2022

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Awarded contract (published 21 April 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

Wales

Value of contract

£500,000 to £650,000

Procurement reference

ICT-2021-045

Published date

16 April 2021

Closing date

17 May 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

31 May 2021

Contract end date

30 May 2025

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

Scope

The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult is looking to create a modular, flexible, accelerated prototype package assembly and test facility to support developments around vehicle electrification incorporating compound semiconductor devices, modules and systems. This would allow experimentation, feasibility, proof of concept and small prototype volume build.
As part of the package assembly research and development methodology, we require a ceramic 3D printer and post processing ovens to fabricate ceramic materials, capable of producing items suited to high temperature use.

The printer shall allow CSA Catapult to create ceramic prototypes of arbitrary size and shape, ranging from 1 - 100 mm in length, particularly 40 x 70 x 100 as a minimum acceptable build volume. We are also interested in multi material capability allowing a minimum of two materials to be printed and form a solid (green / uncured) model. The parts created will be used functionally, so repeatability, dimensional consistency and process reliability are paramount.

The estimated value of the contract is £500,000 to £650,000 including all options and extensions.

The system will be installed at the CSA Catapult Innovation Centre in 2021.


More information

Additional text

To express interest in this opportunity and receive the procurement documents, please email procurement@csa.catapult.org.uk with the reference ICT-2020-045 in the subject field.


About the buyer

Address

CSA Catapult Innovation Centre
Celtic Way Imperial Park
Newport
NP10 8BE
Wales

Email

procurement@csa.catapult.org.uk

Website

https://csa.catapult.org.uk