Published date: 28 June 2022

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 29 July 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery - 42900000

Location of contract

BS16 7FS

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

tender_310154/1082964

Published date

28 June 2022

Approach to market date

29 July 2022

Contract start date

30 September 2022

Contract end date

30 April 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The National Composites Centre (NCC) intends to procure automated tape winding capability for fully bonded pipes manufacturing. Such equipment must be able to process unidirectional thermoplastic tapes via in-situ consolidation process to manufacture pipe prototypes with inner diameters in the order of 5cm to 20cm and lengths up to 2 meters.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) serves to alert the marketplace to this opportunity and the NCC invites interested suppliers to lodge an initial expression of interest as detailed herein. The NCC also encourages suppliers to provide any other information which they feel may support the NCC with scoping and planning for this exercise. Participating in this market sounding exercise will not guarantee short-listing at a later stage in the procurement, nor will non-participation in this market sounding exercise restrict access to the tender opportunity. As a result of feedback or for any other reason, the NCC may make the decision not to go ahead with any proposed procurement exercise. The NCC will not meet any costs incurred by any party in responding to this notice. The NCC reserves the right to award all, none, or part of the business.

To register an initial expression of interest, and submit any supporting information, please email leigh.jones@nccuk.com

We also encourage you to register on the University of Bristol's Tender Opportunity Portal (https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/) for future tender updates regarding this requirement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Leigh Jones

Address

National Composites Centre, Feynman Way Central, Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FS
England

Email

leigh.jones@nccuk.com

Website

www.nccuk.com