Official UK procurement notice
250284 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Installation, Maintenance and Consumables for an Integrated Vertical Press with Bolt-On Injection Unit.
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQueen’s University requires an integrated compression moulding machine (vertical press) with bolt-on injection unit. This fully integrated machine will be located at the AMIC Harbour Facility, Queen’s Island, Belfast and used in Research and Development projects to over-mould thermoplastic polymers onto a range of composite structures in a single manufacturing step.
The machine will be utilised primarily for research purposes, resulting in lower hours run compared to a manufacturing environment. For a comprehensive description of the requirements please refer to document 250284 Contract Specification.
CPV: Machinery for working plastics
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,432,500
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Full details of the award criteria and weighting are contained withing the tender response pack - mandatory requirements, desirable requirements, support services, sustainable procurement & extended warranty.
- Quality: Full details of the award criteria and weighting are contained withing the tender response pack - mandatory requirements, desirable requirements, support services, sustainable procurement & extended warranty.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 30 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
260026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070273- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c081Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Jun 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published120 days ago30 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST
- Next notice expected113 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published96 days ago24 Jul 2026, 13:02 BST
- Latest notice published63 days ago26 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST
- Submission deadline55 days ago3 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 4 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Jun 2026, 16:01 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 13:02 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Jul 2026, 13:02 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jul 2026, 13:02 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST24 Jul 2026, 13:02 BST
- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 13:39 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Aug 2026, 09:37 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST18 Aug 2026, 09:37 BST+7 days · was 18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published25 Aug 2026, 09:38 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST25 Aug 2026, 09:38 BST+2 days · was 25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published26 Aug 2026, 10:19 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 3 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST26 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST+7 days · was 27 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
Published amendments (4)
This notice has been updated with the estimated contract values
This notice has been updated with an extension to the closure deadline date
This notice has been updated with an extension to the deadline for receipt of tenders. The deadline for receipt of tenders is now 27th August 2026 4.00pm.
This notice has been updated with an extension to the deadline for receipt of tenders. The deadline for receipt of tenders is now 03 September 2026 at 4pm.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-07: 2 releases · 24 Jul 2026, 24 Jul 2026
- 2026-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
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- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender