Notice Information
Notice Title
Item: Haas Meltio Hybrid CNC
Notice Description
The requirement is for a hybrid additive/subtractive manufacturing platform ("Haas Meltio Hybrid CNC") to support advanced manufacturing curricula and research at the College's Advanced Technology Campus. Scope includes: delivery, installation, commissioning, OEM software/licences, operator training, and warranty/maintenance during the initial term
Procurement Information
Creat3D are the only UK supplier of this item for education. An internal review was carried out by CAVC as we needed a certain type of instrument to enable us to deliver our technology courses and this piece of kit was identified as the only option
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06760e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035607-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
-
- CPV Codes
42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £529,715 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Mar 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARDIFF AND VALE COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 5FE
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Butetown
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035607-2026
20th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028322-2026
27th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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