--- title: "PME - 250247 Contract for the Supply, Commissioning, Installation & Maintenance for a Dynamic & a Static Mechanical Testing Frame, & Associated Grips & Environmental Test Chambers." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f25f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f25f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f25f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f25f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST" published: "2025-12-10" --- # PME - 250247 Contract for the Supply, Commissioning, Installation & Maintenance for a Dynamic & a Static Mechanical Testing Frame, & Associated Grips & Environmental Test Chambers. Buyer: QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f25f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f25f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f25f.json) ## Summary Queen's University Belfast, situated in Belfast, United Kingdom, is leading a noteworthy procurement process under the planning stage. The initiative involves the supply, commissioning, installation, and maintenance of a Dynamic and a Static Mechanical Testing Frame, along with associated grips and environmental test chambers. This procurement is part of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre’s (AMIC) expansion, aiming to enhance its capabilities in Digital Factory, Smart Design, Sustainable Polymers and Composites, Nanotechnology, and Photonics. The pre-market engagement milestone is scheduled for completion by 19th January 2026, with potential future notice planned for 19th February 2026. This procurement presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in manufacturing and testing equipment, particularly those experienced with servo-hydraulic test apparatus. Suppliers participating in this pre-market engagement can position themselves strategically for the forthcoming tender, thereby gaining early insights and establishing relationships with the university’s procurement team. Companies that can offer innovative solutions and demonstrate an understanding of advanced manufacturing technology trends will be particularly well-suited to compete, especially given the project's significance within Northern Ireland's future manufacturing infrastructure supported by a £98M investment through the Belfast Region City Deal. ## Notice The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), led by Queen's University Belfast, is key to an exciting future for manufacturing in Northern Ireland, as an industry-led, open-access manufacturing and engineering innovation centre with state-of-the-art facilities and an expert engineering team, underpinned by academic excellence. AMIC is expanding its core capabilities in Digital Factory, Smart Design, Sustainable Polymers and Composites Nanotechnology and Photonics. With a growing team of engineers and technologists (currently 50 strong) and building upon a track-record of collaboration with manufacturers it will deliver industry 4.0 solutions for industry. Supported through a PS98M investment via Belfast Region City Deal, a 10,000m2 Factory of the Future facility will open at Global Point Newtownabbey in early 2026. The equipment being purchased is critical to the organisational strategy. As part of this project Queen's University Belfast wish to procure a Femtosecond Laser Workstation. ### Planning Information AMIC is expanding its core capabilities in Digital Factory, Smart Design, Sustainable Polymers and Composites, Nanotechnology and Photonics. As part of this project, Queen's University Belfast is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers as we wish to procure a Femtosecond Laser Workstation. Queen's staff wish to engage with suppliers prior to procuring this equipment to: 1 - gain a better understanding of what the market can offer and if the market can respond to a tender meeting our requirements. 2 - identify potential suppliers able to provide the requirement. 3 - understand potential lead times. 4 - gain an understanding of the commercial profile for the requirement. A pre-market engagement questionnaire has been published here: https://intendhost. co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast. Interested parties are asked to complete and return this questionnaire via the InTend platform within 40 days of this notice. Queen's may then contact suppliers for further discussion of the information received in the questionnaire. Queen's do not guarantee that they will speak to every supplier who submits a return. Participation in the pre-market engagement exercise is not a pre-requisite to participation in any future tender exercise, however, the information provided may be used to inform decisions around the tender exercise. Queen's welcome all participation in this Pre Market engagement exercise. This Pre Market Engagement exercise is not a call for competition and does not commit Queen's to proceed with a formal procurement. Queen's is not obligated to adopt supplier feedback into the process. Please note that Queen's University is closed 23 December 2025 - 1 January 2026 inclusive. Any queries received during this time will be answered when the University re-opens. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081480-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Dec 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Feb 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 19 Apr 2026 - 20 Apr 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT7 1NN | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38542000 - Servo-hydraulic test apparatus ## Release History - 10 Dec 2025 at 12:48 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081480-2025 - 10 Dec 2025 at 09:11 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081303-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081480-2025 10th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081303-2025 10th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://intendhost - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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