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250198 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Commissioning and Installation of a Gas-Powered Rotational Moulding Machine

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£437,500≈ £292k / year · £525,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2025
Next notice expected 1 Sept 2025
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 5 Jul 2027 · up to 6 Jul 2037 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen's University Belfast require a Contract for a Design, Supply, Delivery, Commissioning and Installation of a Gas-Powered Rotational Moulding machine

The machine will be located at the AMIC Factory of the Future, Global Point Newtownabbey, and used by AMIC to facilitate collaborative research projects with industry partners.

CPV: Machinery for working plastics

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 6 moPublished value£437,500
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 5 Jul 2027 (1 yr 6 mo) · up to 6 Jul 2037 with extensionsValue: £437,500 exc. VAT · £525,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Option to extend the contract for 10 years or the end of the useful life of the equipment
42994200 Machinery for working plastics

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Aug 2025, 09:32 BST
Last source update
15 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
Authority reference
250198
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060575
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Machinery for working plastics
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a42 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
24 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
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 and participate in this tender must register at this

address and download the documentation.

Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 09:32 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published388 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
  4. Submission deadline332 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
  5. Latest notice published311 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
  6. Contract starts291 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  7. Award decision expected by290 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

16 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 09:32 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £437,500
    29 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    29 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    29 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
  6. Deadline published: 24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    29 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
    UK4
  8. Deadline moved to 24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
    29 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
    +0 days · was 24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  9. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 08:36 BST
    UK4
  10. Deadline moved to 7 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
    20 Oct 2025, 08:36 BST
    +14 days · was 24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  11. Tender notice published
    5 Nov 2025, 12:45 GMT
    UK4
  12. Deadline moved to 17 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
    5 Nov 2025, 12:45 GMT
    +10 days · was 7 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
  13. Tender notice published
    14 Nov 2025, 15:41 GMT
    UK4
  14. Deadline moved to 24 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
    14 Nov 2025, 15:41 GMT
    +7 days · was 17 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
  15. Procurement termination notice published
    15 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
    UK12
  16. Status changed to complete
    15 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
Published amendments (3)

The deadline for submission of documents for this tender has been extended until 7/11/25

The deadline for submission of documents for this tender has been extended until 17/11/25

The deadline for the submission of tender returns has been extended to the 24th of November 2025

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 20 Oct 2025
  • 2025-09: 2 releases · 29 Sept 2025, 29 Sept 2025
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 19 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Dec 2025CancelledQueen's University received no suitable bids in response to this tender competition.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-NIC: 101788 University Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender