Award

3954/JN/23 - Hybrid Hot Press/Spark Plasma Sintering

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Feb 2024 at 09:24

Tender

14 Nov 2023 at 15:00

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Sheffield has completed a procurement process for a contract titled "3954/JN/23 - Hybrid Hot Press/Spark Plasma Sintering" in the goods category under the CPV code 42900000. The University sought a hybrid-hot press/SPS for materials processing as part of its research at the Royce Discovery Centre and Royce Translational Centre. The awarded supplier is FCT Systeme GmbH from Germany for a contract value of £514,449.5, signed on 14th February 2024.

This opportunity can benefit businesses involved in providing machinery for materials processing, especially those with expertise in ceramics, metals, and advanced material manufacturing. The University's focus on advanced materials offers a platform for suppliers in these sectors to engage in innovative projects. The contract stage was the award, and the procurement method used was an open procedure. Key dates included the contract signing on 14th February 2024, with the tender's final submission deadline on 29th March 2024.

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Notice Title

3954/JN/23 - Hybrid Hot Press/Spark Plasma Sintering

Notice Description

Royce at the University of Sheffield is part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and partner to the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials (with the main Hub in Manchester) which aims to grow the UK world-leading research and innovation base in advanced materials science, fundamental to all industrial sectors and the national economy. Royce at the University of Sheffield focuses on Advanced Materials Processing and operates mainly through the Royce Discovery Centre (RDC) and the Royce Translational Centre (RTC). Our state of the art facilities allow materials discovery, materials manufacturing and prototype production and will act as an open access centre of excellence for the UK. With funding from EPSRC we seek to purchase a hybrid-hot press/SPS for the consolidation of various powdery raw materials by combined uniaxial pressing force and heating in vacuum or inert atmosphere. Typical material types to be processed in the SPS include ceramics, metals, hard alloys, nanomaterials, functionally graded materials etc.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Royce at the University of Sheffield is part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and partner to the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials (with the main Hub in Manchester) which aims to grow the UK world-leading research and innovation base in advanced materials science, fundamental to all industrial sectors and the national economy. Royce at the University of Sheffield focuses on Advanced Materials Processing and operates mainly through the Royce Discovery Centre (RDC) and the Royce Translational Centre (RTC). Our state of the art facilities allow materials discovery, materials manufacturing and prototype production and will act as an open access centre of excellence for the UK. With funding from EPSRC we seek to purchase a hybrid-hot press/SPS for the consolidation of various powdery raw materials by combined uniaxial pressing force and heating in vacuum or inert atmosphere. Typical material types to be processed in the SPS include ceramics, metals, hard alloys, nanomaterials, functionally graded materials etc.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0419af
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006335-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery


CPV Codes

42636000 - Presses

42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£520,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£514,449 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Feb 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
28 Mar 2024 - 29 Mar 2024 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Contact Name
James Noble
Contact Email
james.noble@sheffield.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S10 2TN
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE32 Sheffield

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FCT SYSTEME

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