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title: "Design and Manufacture of a Filament Winding Capability"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-034780"
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# Design and Manufacture of a Filament Winding Capability

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034780

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## Summary

The National Composites Centre (NCC), led by the University of Bristol, has recently completed the procurement process for a filament winding capability. This capability is intended for research and development in manufacturing fibre-reinforced plastic components. The main procurement category is goods, with a focus on machinery. The project is financed by Innovate UK, with a target commissioning date set for the beginning of Q1 2023 at the NCC site in Bristol. Cygnet Texkimp Ltd has been awarded the contract for the design and manufacture of the capability.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for suppliers involved in the design and manufacture of industrial machinery, specifically those with expertise in filament winding capabilities. Companies with a focus on research and development in composite materials and manufacturing processes would be well-suited to compete in this procurement. The University of Bristol, as the buying organisation, seeks innovative solutions to enhance its industrial research capabilities, making this tender an attractive opportunity for businesses looking to collaborate on cutting-edge projects in the manufacturing industry.

## Notice

The National Composites Centre (NCC) intends to procure a filament winding capability for use in research and development in the manufacture of fibre reinforced plastic components, such as tanks and pressure vessels up to approximately 1000mm in length and 400mm in diameter.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The National Composites Centre (NCC) is an independent, open-access national centre that delivers world-class innovation in the design and manufacture of composites and facilitates their widespread industrial exploitation. As part of a wider Industrial Roadmap the NCC have identified a need to procure filament winding capability to directly support key manufacturing research and development programs. The acquired capability will extend the current state of the art, which is of value and relevance to both industrial stakeholders and overall, UK industrial output. The capability shall be specified, procured and commissioned to ensure suitability for industrial research and development programs as well as supporting maturation of emerging manufacturing technologies from academia toward industrial application. This project is funded by Innovate UK. The target commissioning date for the equipment is beginning Q1 2023, at NCC site. The operation and specified functionality of the equipment will be demonstrated based on the target application component(s) during FAT and SAT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030988-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | 14 Jul 2022 |
| Award date | 26 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £222,435 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 7FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Emersons Green |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CYGNET TEXKIMP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2022 at 15:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030988-2022
- 5 Aug 2022 at 10:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021536-2022
- 16 Jun 2022 at 20:18 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016603-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nccuk.com
- https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/web/login.html

## Provenance

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