Published date: 8 August 2024
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Industrial machinery - 42000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£300,000 to £360,000
Procurement reference
BG896
Published date
8 August 2024
Closing date
29 August 2024
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
2 September 2024
Contract end date
30 September 2024
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
For around 40 years WES have predominantly supplied a niche market within the automotive manufacturing sector (resistance welding consumables) tooling that is bolted to the welding robots in order to weld cars together. We are trusted suppliers to to some of the worlds biggest automotive companies (Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, BMW Mini, Stellantis (Vauxhall) and their tier one and two supply chains.
As a CNC subcontract machining company, we have turned our hand to other products within the automotive sector. However, we now wish to grow and enter into new markets/sectors: Renewable Energy, Marine, Defence, Motorsport, Mining and Space.
We plan to purchase a new 5 Axis multi pallet CNC Milling machine to increase our capabilities and capacity to enter new markets.
The purchase of this system is part of a grant funded application process and therefore procurement will be subject to grant approval of the project. We will assess tenders received on lowest compliant Tender.
About the buyer
Contact name
James Gazzard
Address
3 Jon Davey Drive
Treleigh Industrial Estate
Redruth
TR16 4AX
England
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Closing: 29 August 2024, 5pm