Notice Information
Notice Title
250135 Supply, delivery, installation and ongoing maintenance of a high accuracy, multifunctional, dual robotic ultrasonic testing platform for the automated, non-destructive inspection of large volume, complex aerospace composite structures.
Notice Description
Contract for supply, delivery, installation and ongoing maintenance of a high accuracy, multifunctional, dual robotic ultrasonic testing platform for the automated, non-destructive inspection of large volume, complex aerospace composite structures
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: options to extend for the provision of maintenance, consumables and ancillaries up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.
Planning Information
Queen's staff have undertaken pre market engagement activity including discussions with a number of companies. The activity was undertaken in order to: 1- gain a better understanding of what the market can offer and if the market was capable of responding to a tender in relation to this requirement; 2- identify potential suppliers for the requirement; 3- understand potential lead times, and 4- gain an understanding of the commercial profile for the requirement
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054989
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076728-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
-
- CPV Codes
42997300 - Industrial robots
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,450,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,450,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,839,610 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,839,610 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 15 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Nov 2025 - 24 Nov 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@qub.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076728-2025
25th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065987-2025
16th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040048-2025
15th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036648-2025
2nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035861-2025
27th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033184-2025
18th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032692-2025
16th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and participate in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation
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