Official UK procurement notice
250136 Contract for the Design, Manufacture, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation cell
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£4,583,333≈ £917k / year · £5,499,999 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2025
Next notice expected 28 May 2025
Contract term 5 yrsup to 14 yrs 11 mo with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQueen's University Belfast require a Contract for a 6 Axis CNC Gantry Agile multifunctional composites automated ply lay-up machine, designed to manipulate modular process heads for high productivity and quality.
CPV: Machines and apparatus with individual functions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 0001AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,583,333
- Value
- £4,583,333 exc. VAT · £5,499,999 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Options to extend beyond this period for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.
31640000 Machines and apparatus with individual functions
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- Simple description — Full details of the award criteria and weightings are contained within the tender response pack. Mandatory Technical Requirements, Desirable requirements, Project Methodology, Support Services, Sustainable Procurement, Qualitative Requirements, Extended Warranty, Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
250136- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052648Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 9 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗
Suppliers wishing to express an interest in this tender must register at this address and
download the documentation
Timeline
7 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published26 May 2025, 15:31 BST
- Next notice expected28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Latest notice published5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts389 days ago1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 15 Jul 2025 | Cancelled |
Contracts
Contract 1 · supplier not published
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … — 31 Aug 2030
- Status
- cancelled
Notice history
13 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2025- Procurement termination notice published5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BSTUK12
- Published value updated5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BSTwas £4,583,333
- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Deadline withdrawn5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Tender notice published13 Jun 2025, 16:07 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 9 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST13 Jun 2025, 16:07 BST+16 days · was 23 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 09:20 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
- Procurement method changed28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST28 May 2025, 09:20 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 May 2025, 15:31 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
Deadline for receipt of tenders has been extended to 09/07/2025 at 16:00
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 26 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Suppliers wishing to express an interest and participate in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender