Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Ultra Precision Diamond Turning Lathe System
Notice Description
AWE has a requirement for a replacement Ultra Precision Diamond Turning Lathe capability within our facilities. This procurement is part of an obsolescence programme that aims to purchase a replacement diamond turning lathe system to replace AWE's ageing Precitech Nano 250 unit used to make highly accurate components used in various physics experiments. The principal requirements are to: Delivery, installation, and commission of a single new Ultra Precision Diamond Turning Lathe to be carried out at AWE, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PR. Provide training as part of the commission of the new instrument. Supplier capability to provide a support package for at least 5 years for maintenance and repairs support. Quantity or scope: Estimated Range excluding VAT: between 500,000 and 600,000 Currency: GBP
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04018a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027466-2023
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
-
- CPV Codes
42620000 - Lathes, boring and milling machine tools
42621000 - Lathes
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 15 Jan 2024 - 15 Jan 2026 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AWE PLC
- Contact Name
- AWE Procurement
- Contact Email
- aweprocurement@awe.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7469128173
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG7 4PR
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aldermaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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