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title: "Future Towns Innovation Hub - Flume Overhead Crane"
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# Future Towns Innovation Hub - Flume Overhead Crane

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f5220887-1663-4655-9a38-5f81b46a678b

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## Summary

The University of Southampton has completed a contract award for the "Future Towns Innovation Hub - Flume Overhead Crane" project. This procurement, categorised under overhead travelling cranes, required designing, manufacturing, installing, and commissioning an overhead crane at the Future Towns Innovation Hub located within the University of Southampton Science Park, in the South East region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method was a competitive quotation, with a total contract value of £86,284. The tender process concluded with an award notice published on 4th November 2024, following the end of the tender period on 4th September 2024. The contractual work commenced on 31st October 2024 and is set to be completed by 1st October 2025.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in industrial lifting equipment, particularly those experienced in complex engineering and installation within academic or innovation-driven environments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) were considered suitable, suggesting an inclusive procurement approach that can enable a diverse range of suppliers to participate and expand their portfolios. Businesses similar to Mona Lifting Limited, the awarded contractor, are particularly well-suited to benefit from such opportunities, leveraging their SME scale to meet specialised local needs within designated timeframes.

## Notice

The University of Southampton is awarding a contract following a competitive quotation exercise to a suitably competent specialist contractor to design, manufacture, install and commission an overhead travelling crane to lift materials into the proposed flume which will be located within the Future Towns Innovation Hub at the University of Southampton Science Park.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3226200e-955a-4abf-b7d9-03cdf33a231c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Oct 2024 - 1 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £86,284 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £86,284 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO17 1BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Portswood |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Test |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MONA LIFTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42414200 - Overhead travelling cranes

## Release History

- 4 Nov 2024 at 15:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3226200e-955a-4abf-b7d9-03cdf33a231c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3226200e-955a-4abf-b7d9-03cdf33a231c
  4th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/

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