Official UK procurement notice
250229 Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation Cell
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQueen's University Belfast require a Contract for the design, supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of 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 #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
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: Mandatory Technical Requirements - Pass/Fail Desirable Technical Requirements 6% Project Methodology - 5% Support Services - 12% Sustainable Procurement - 7% Qualitative Requirements - 20% Price - 50% For a comprehensive breakdown of the award criteria and weightings please refer to 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
- 26 Aug 2025, 15:11 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 15:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
250229- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060298- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058de5Find a Tender
- Risks
It is known that there may be potential development to the equipment and it’s application which may result in additional ancillary equipment or system 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 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 building which is expected to house the equipment may not be ready in time due to unexpected delays to the Construction programme. This risk may cause a requirement for the contract to be modified. AMIC may require the use of supplier facilities whilst the location for the equipment to be located is under construction.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗
Suppliers must download the tender documents and submit their response at the above address
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 5 Feb 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published26 Aug 2025, 15:11 BST
- Next notice expected28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published391 days ago26 Sept 2025, 16:47 BST
- Clarification questions by366 days ago21 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline366 days ago21 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Contract starts336 days ago20 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by335 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent322 days ago4 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends310 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published259 days ago5 Feb 2026, 15:36 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Aug 2025, 15:11 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Sept 2025, 16:47 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £10,000,00026 Sept 2025, 16:47 BSTwas £5,000,000
- Status changed to active26 Sept 2025, 16:47 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Sept 2025, 16:47 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST26 Sept 2025, 16:47 BST
- Contract award notice published4 Dec 2025, 15:26 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2025, 15:26 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Feb 2026, 15:36 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 26 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electroimpact UK, Ltd5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2031 · up to 4 Jan 2041Extensions: 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. | £11,000,452 | 3 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
250229 Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation Cell · Electroimpact UK, Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Feb 2026
- Value
- £11,000,452
- Period
- 6 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2031 · up to 5 Feb 2041 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.
3 agreed KPIs: Contract Management - Continuous Review and Improvement and Added Value · 2. Product Performance and reliability - Number of breakdowns/number of weeks downtime · 3. Contract Management - Queries responded to and resolved within required lead times
- Contract Management - Continuous Review and Improvement and Added Value
- 2. Product Performance and reliability - Number of breakdowns/number of weeks downtime
- 3. Contract Management - Queries responded to and resolved within required lead times
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonELECTROIMPACT UK LIMITED · Wales (Cymru)
- did not winMTORRES DISEÑOS INDUSTRIALES, SAU
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ELECTROIMPACT UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MTORRES DISEÑOS INDUSTRIALES, SAUBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Suppliers must download the tender documents and submit their response at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
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