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Supply and Delivery of a Wire Cut CNC Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM)

Wrexham University

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20 Oct 2026 at 11:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wrexham University bought a high-precision wire-cut CNC electrical discharge machine (EDM), a metal-working machine tool, for its Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre in the Faculty of Arts, Computing and Engineering. The equipment includes automated wire threading, CNC controls, a closed-loop dielectric system, accessories and safety features. The requirement also covers delivery, installation and commissioning, performance validation, technical documentation in hard-copy and digital formats, on-site training for up to three staff, and a warranty providing parts, labour and technical support. The machine is for the university’s Society 5.0 Manufacturing and Business Capability Project, funded through the North Wales Growth Deal. Delivery and installation are at Wrexham University on Mold Road in Wrexham.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Wrexham University awarded the single-lot contract to Chester (UK) Limited, and it was signed on 16 March 2026. The contract runs from 16 March 2026 to 30 November 2027. Its value is £73,056 excluding VAT (£87,667.20 including VAT). The university used a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition: a single-supplier Quick Quote under a Single Tender Action justification. The published procurement information does not state a separate award date. The outcome identifies one supplier and one lot; no evaluation criteria are recorded in the available procurement details.

For suppliers seeking to serve this buyer’s specialist manufacturing and engineering equipment needs, this award shows demand for a complete, commissioned wire-cut CNC EDM package rather than a machine-only supply. A credible competitor would need to source high-precision equipment with automated wire threading, CNC control, a closed-loop dielectric system and appropriate accessories and safety features. The delivery capability must extend to installation, commissioning and validation against the required specification at the university’s Wrexham site. Suppliers also need to provide usable technical documentation, train a small on-site staff group, and support the machine through a parts-and-labour warranty with technical assistance. Experience integrating and supporting comparable precision metal-working machinery would be relevant to this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply and Delivery of a Wire Cut CNC Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM)

Notice Description

Supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of a high-precision Wire Cut CNC Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) for the Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Engineering, Wrexham University, as part of the Society 5.0 Manufacturing and Business Capability Project funded through the North Wales Growth Deal (Ambition North Wales). The contract covers the supply of a CNC wire cut electrical discharge machine with automated wire threading, CNC control system, closed-loop dielectric system, accessories and safety features; delivery and installation at Wrexham University, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW; commissioning and validation of performance to the specification; technical documentation in hard copy and digital formats; on-site training for up to three staff; and a minimum one-year warranty covering parts, labour and technical support. The contract was awarded directly to a single supplier following a single-supplier Quick Quote issued through Sell2Wales (reference 155993), under a Single Tender Action justification. University reference: IW/271125.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b94
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098870-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

42630000 - Metal-working machine tools

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£73,056 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Mar 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 1-2 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
Wrexham University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL11 2AW
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Grosvenor
Westminster Constituency
Wrexham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Chester UK Limited

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