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# 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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250220-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-installation-and-ongoing-maintenance-of-a-universa-ocds-h6vhtk-0593cb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "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". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,625,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** £1,625,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 September 2025 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,009,850 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250220-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-installation-and-ongoing-maintenance-of-a-universa-ocds-h6vhtk-0593cb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0593cb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250220-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-installation-and-ongoing-maintenance-of-a-universa-ocds-h6vhtk-0593cb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fqueensuniversitybelfast%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250220-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-installation-and-ongoing-maintenance-of-a-universa-ocds-h6vhtk-0593cb#participate

## Description
Queen'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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42000000

- **Estimated Value:** £1,625,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/10/2025 to 29/10/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 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 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **GEO. KINGSBURY MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-44085`
  - Value: £2,009,850 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 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 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,009,850
  - Signed Date: 26/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054333-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-28T12:03:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:59:43.217Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0593cb