Official UK procurement notice
250220 Contract for the supply, delivery, installation and ongoing maintenance of a universal horizontal machining center for the machining and profiling of metal bar and extrusions
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQueen's University Belfast require a contract for the supply, delivery, installation and ongoing maintenance of a universal horizontal machining center for the machining and profiling of metal bar and extrusions to allow 5 axis machining of complex aerospace parts in fewer setups.
CPV: Industrial machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,625,000
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).
- Simple description: Conditions of Participation Supplier Information Legal Capacity Economic Capacity Technical Ability 1 Mandatory Technical Requirements 2 Desirable Technical Characteristics 3 Project Methodology 3.1 Manufacture Supply and Installation Requirements 4 Support Services 4.1 Servicing, Maintenance and Technical Support 5 Sustainable Procurement 5.1 Sustainability and Supply Chain resilience 6 Qualitative Requirements 6.1 Continuous Review and Improvement and Added Value 7 Extended Warranty Full details of the criteria and associated weightings are provided within the tender documents.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2025, 10:11 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Nov 2025, 12:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
250220- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054333- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593cbFind a Tender
- Risks
It is known that there may be potential development to the equipment and it's application which may result in additional consumables or development, which cannot be adequately quantified or estimated at this time.
Whilst it is not possible to understand at the point of writing the specification what the additional consumables or software developments or integration might be, what impact this may have on the performance of the contract or what the level of impact may be; it is recognised that this may potentially happen in future and as such may lead to a modification of the contract to facilitate these risks arising.
The equipment is due to be sited in a new building currently estimated to be completed March 2026 . Potential unforeseen construction delays or unknown issues with the construction may require this contract to be modified
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Suppliers must access the documents and complete and return the submission at the following address
Timeline
4 Sept 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published4 Sept 2025, 10:11 BST
- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
- Next notice expected5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by387 days ago30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline387 days ago30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Contract starts358 days ago30 Oct 2025
- Award decision expected by357 days ago30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent343 days ago14 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends331 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 12:03 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Sept 2025, 10:11 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 14:31 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,625,0005 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
- Status changed to active5 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST5 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Nov 2025, 11:50 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2025, 11:50 GMT
- Contract signature expected26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Nov 2025, 12:03 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 4 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO Kingsbury Machine Tools LimitedSME26 Nov 2025 – 25 Nov 2030 · up to 25 Nov 2040Extensions: options to extend for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for further periods of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment. · Options: options to extend for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for further periods of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment. | £2,009,850 inc. VAT | 13 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
250220 Contract for the supply, delivery, installation and ongoing maintenance of a universal horizontal machining center for the machining and profiling of metal bar and extrusions · GEO Kingsbury Machine Tools LimitedSME
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2025
- Value
- £2,009,850 inc. VAT
- Period
- 26 Nov 2025 – 25 Nov 2030 · up to 25 Nov 2040 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- options to extend for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for further periods of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Options to extend for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for further periods of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.
No agreed KPIs: Not required to publish as total contract value is below £5.0m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GEO. KINGSBURY MACHINE TOOLS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Suppliers must access the tender documents and submit a response at the above address.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award 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