Notice Information
Notice Title
250220 Contract for the supply, delivery, installation and ongoing maintenance of a universal horizontal machining center for the machining and profiling of metal bar and extrusions
Notice Description
Queen's University Belfast require a contract for the supply, delivery, installation and ongoing maintenance of a universal horizontal machining center for the machining and profiling of metal bar and extrusions to allow 5 axis machining of complex aerospace parts in fewer setups.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: options to extend for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for further periods of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment
Planning Information
Queen's staff have undertaken pre market engagement activity with a number of suppliers 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 Participation in preliminary market engagement is not a prerequisite for participation in any future tender exercise.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0593cb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078039-2025
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
-
- CPV Codes
42000000 - Industrial machinery
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,625,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,625,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,009,850 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,009,850 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 13 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Nov 2025 - 25 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/078039-2025
28th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073914-2025
14th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054333-2025
5th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053789-2025
4th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
Suppliers must access the tender documents and submit a response at the above address.
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