Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply and Delivery of 4" X 3" Superplastic Forming Tool
Notice Description
The University has awarded a contract for the Supply and Delivery of 4" X 3" Superplastic Forming Tool (UOS-38162-2025)to be used in the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University has awarded a contract for the Supply and Delivery of 4" X 3" Superplastic Forming Tool (UOS-38162-2025)to be used in the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request for additional deliveries by the successful tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise it's option.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000813535
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN546559
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
42 - Industrial machinery
-
- CPV Codes
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
42611000 - Special-purpose machine tools
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £85,977 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £69,999 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
- Contact Name
- Amanda McFarlane, Senior Procurement Specialist, Peter Cameron
- Contact Email
- amanda.mcfarlane@strath.ac.uk, peter.cameron@strath.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1XU
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541942
Supply and Delivery of 4" X 3" Superplastic Forming Tool - This contract notice is related to the procurement for the Supply and Delivery of 4" X 3" Superplastic Forming Tool to be used in the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS). The Contracting Authority requires a single supplier to provided a solution with 1200T Superplastic Forming press with overall dimensions of circa 1220 x 915 x 270 mm (made up of two halves of 135 mm thickness) to allow for these components to be formed for a directly funded Boeing project to be used in one of the superplastic forming presses at the NMIS. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN546559
Supply and Delivery of 4" X 3" Superplastic Forming Tool - The University has awarded a contract for the Supply and Delivery of 4" X 3" Superplastic Forming Tool (UOS-38162-2025)to be used in the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
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