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title: "Supply and Delivery of a Wire Cut CNC Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b94"
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# Supply and Delivery of a Wire Cut CNC Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM)

Buyer: Wrexham University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b94

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## Summary

Wrexham University bought a high-precision wire-cut CNC electrical discharge machine (EDM), a metal-working machine tool, for its Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre in the Faculty of Arts, Computing and Engineering. The equipment includes automated wire threading, CNC controls, a closed-loop dielectric system, accessories and safety features. The requirement also covers delivery, installation and commissioning, performance validation, technical documentation in hard-copy and digital formats, on-site training for up to three staff, and a warranty providing parts, labour and technical support. The machine is for the university’s Society 5.0 Manufacturing and Business Capability Project, funded through the North Wales Growth Deal. Delivery and installation are at Wrexham University on Mold Road in Wrexham.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Wrexham University awarded the single-lot contract to Chester (UK) Limited, and it was signed on 16 March 2026. The contract runs from 16 March 2026 to 30 November 2027. Its value is £73,056 excluding VAT (£87,667.20 including VAT). The university used a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition: a single-supplier Quick Quote under a Single Tender Action justification. The published procurement information does not state a separate award date. The outcome identifies one supplier and one lot; no evaluation criteria are recorded in the available procurement details.

For suppliers seeking to serve this buyer’s specialist manufacturing and engineering equipment needs, this award shows demand for a complete, commissioned wire-cut CNC EDM package rather than a machine-only supply. A credible competitor would need to source high-precision equipment with automated wire threading, CNC control, a closed-loop dielectric system and appropriate accessories and safety features. The delivery capability must extend to installation, commissioning and validation against the required specification at the university’s Wrexham site. Suppliers also need to provide usable technical documentation, train a small on-site staff group, and support the machine through a parts-and-labour warranty with technical assistance. Experience integrating and supporting comparable precision metal-working machinery would be relevant to this requirement.

## Notice

Supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of a high-precision Wire Cut CNC Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) for the Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Engineering, Wrexham University, as part of the Society 5.0 Manufacturing and Business Capability Project funded through the North Wales Growth Deal (Ambition North Wales). The contract covers the supply of a CNC wire cut electrical discharge machine with automated wire threading, CNC control system, closed-loop dielectric system, accessories and safety features; delivery and installation at Wrexham University, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW; commissioning and validation of performance to the specification; technical documentation in hard copy and digital formats; on-site training for up to three staff; and a minimum one-year warranty covering parts, labour and technical support. The contract was awarded directly to a single supplier following a single-supplier Quick Quote issued through Sell2Wales (reference 155993), under a Single Tender Action justification. University reference: IW/271125.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098870-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Mar 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £73,056 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Wrexham University |
| Locality | WREXHAM |
| Postcode area | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL11 2AW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham |
| Local authority | Wrexham |
| Electoral ward | Grosvenor |
| Westminster constituency | Wrexham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Chester UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42630000 - Metal-working machine tools

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 11:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098870-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098870-2026
  20th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wrexham.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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