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title: "Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000534252"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE"
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# Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000534252

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## Summary

The University of Strathclyde, located in Glasgow, UK, has recently completed a procurement process primarily focused on the provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator. This procurement was classified under the education industry category and was marked as a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, which is valued at approximately £6,331,161.33, was awarded to Schuler Pressen GmbH on 13th March 2018. The delivery of the equipment will take place at the Advanced Forming Research Centre in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the manufacturing and engineering sectors, particularly those specialising in advanced materials and forging technologies. Companies with capabilities in designing, manufacturing, and installing high-precision machinery would be well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. The requirement for Industry 4.0 compliant equipment highlights a growing market for innovative manufacturing solutions, opening doors for suppliers who can deliver cutting-edge technology and maintain compliance with rigorous technical standards.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that the University of Strathclyde intends to contract with Schuler Pressen GmBH for the Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University intends to contract with Schuler Pressen GmbH to design, manufacture, install and Commission and multi-functional open, closed and isothermal forging press and manipulator. This press and manipulator will be highly integrated and will require Industry 4 levels of control, accuracy and repeatability in order to provide a highly instrumented system that can record and control all process inputs and outputs necessary to understand and record forging conditions within each mode of operation. The system will be installed at University of Strathclyde Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), Inchinnan Glasgow. The press/manipulator will be housed in a purpose built extension which will be built as part of this project but procured via a separate contract. The press will support the development of a wide range of improved, high integrity metal alloys for high temperature and other demanding applications. It will address the requirement for a representative, pilot scale facility to establish the processing parameters required for the production of advanced alloy forgings and to characterise the final materials and products. It will also offer a capability to provide next generation constitutive and microstructural formulations to validate mathematical modelling to put the science into the 'black art' of forging. The forge facility has the ability to investigate various aspects of open die, closed die and isothermal forging capability. The system is capable of operating up to 1200 T in open die mode with a 2000 T capability in closed die and isothermal mode. The press will be supported by a manipulator, tool-train and turntable. The press offers several different forging modes to enable ingot upset and reduction, and allow vertical extrusion with appropriate tooling where required. The manipulator allows handling of the ingot between the press and ancillary equipment, for use in different integrated forging modes. It will collect the ingot from a furnace, operate with the press during forging, and return it to a furnace or on the exit table of the forge. The manipulator will be developed in line with the press to ensure movement of the work piece at the required feeds and speeds. The University reserves the right to purchase additional warranties beyond the manufacturers warranty in subsequent years.

Options: The University reserves the right to purchase additional warranties beyond the manufacturers warranty in subsequent years.

### Procurement Information

The University of Strathclyde have issued two previous tender opportunities utilising the open procedure, inviting bids for this procurement. On both occasions no compliant bids were received when assessed against the technical evaluation criteria. In addition to the lack of technically compliant bids some bids were not commercially viable in line with the available budget for this procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333249 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,331,161 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1QE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City, TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SCHULER PRESSEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42634000 - Forging machines

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333249
- 13 Mar 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR313542

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR313542
  Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator - This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that the University of Strathclyde intends to contract with Schuler Pressen GmBH for the Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333249
  Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator - This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that the University of Strathclyde intends to contract with Schuler Pressen GmBH for the Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000534252

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