--- title: "INVITATION TO TENDER FOR Flat Bed Cutter" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1c8a640e-168b-4a29-bfe9-a93f84c3395b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1c8a640e-168b-4a29-bfe9-a93f84c3395b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1c8a640e-168b-4a29-bfe9-a93f84c3395b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1c8a640e-168b-4a29-bfe9-a93f84c3395b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY" published: "2022-08-17" --- # INVITATION TO TENDER FOR Flat Bed Cutter Buyer: SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1c8a640e-168b-4a29-bfe9-a93f84c3395b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1c8a640e-168b-4a29-bfe9-a93f84c3395b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1c8a640e-168b-4a29-bfe9-a93f84c3395b.json) ## Summary Sheffield Hallam University has awarded a contract for the supply, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of a flatbed cutter for the Social Sciences and Arts department. The total value of the contract is GBP 89,995, with a contract period starting on 1st September 2022 and ending on 31st August 2023. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure with the tender period closing on 17th March 2022. This opportunity to supply a flatbed cutter can be beneficial for businesses in the industrial machinery sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and companies with experience in supplying robust cutting equipment would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The contract requires delivery, installation, and training to be completed by 31st July 2022, presenting a time-sensitive opportunity for successful bidders to support Sheffield Hallam University in enhancing its student experience and cutting-edge technology teaching capabilities. ## Notice Sheffield Hallam University requires a flatbed cutter with its supporting equipment, initial consumables, software, and warranties, for the Social Sciences and Arts (SSA). The equipment is part of a long-term plan to ensure that the University continues to offer an up-to-date, industry-relevant experience to our students and that we teach innovative cutting-edge technologies that not only add to the student experience but also the credibility of the University. This tender is for the supply, installation, commissioning and warranty and maintenance of a flatbed cutter. The equipment should have adequate robustness, high precision, and repeatability to facilitate the manufacture of high-performance components that is subject to tolerance requirements. The flatbed cutter will be used for a combination of fabric and material-based cutting (in order to support fashion courses) and rigid material cutting used throughout our art and design courses (e.g., prototype induction, product and interior design). The new flatbed cutter will continue to provide an essential cutting service used to support a variety of courses within SHU - it will provide students the opportunity to realise their own ambition and assist Sheffield Hallam in becoming the world's leading applied university. The technical specification tables of requirements below detail the essential and highly desirable performance or functional requirements of the machine identified by the University. We also require information about Warranty, Documentation, Maintenance, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Acceptance Testing, Training, Health and Safety (H&S) and Technical Support within the Quality Criteria (Reply Form 3) section of the tender pack. The equipment needs to be delivered and installed including training need to be completed by 31st July 2022. Four members of university staff will require full training on the machine, and this will need to be completed over the period between installation and 31st July 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e20da09d-bb56-4e6a-b8c4-2e791a95f4fc | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Aug 2022 | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £89,995 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 1WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CMYUK | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 42 - Industrial machinery ### Codes - 42000000 - Industrial machinery ## Release History - 17 Aug 2022 at 11:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e20da09d-bb56-4e6a-b8c4-2e791a95f4fc - 17 Feb 2022 at 08:48 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0133f115-eaab-4b88-ae96-c0c4d38fae2e - 16 Feb 2022 at 13:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0133f115-eaab-4b88-ae96-c0c4d38fae2e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e20da09d-bb56-4e6a-b8c4-2e791a95f4fc 17th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0133f115-eaab-4b88-ae96-c0c4d38fae2e 17th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffieldhallamuniversity/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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