Official UK procurement notice
250314 AMS Robomould 700 machine
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply, delivery and installation of AMS Robomould 700 machine with robot controlled and direct electrical tool heating to enable QUB AMIC to test, prototype and optimise larger full scale rotomoulded products.
Contract includes two years warranty.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jan 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2026, 09:42 GMT
- Authority reference
250314- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016331- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060859Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods. AMS Robotics is the sole provider worldwide of robot-controlled, directly electrically heated rotational rotomoulding machines with multi (3+) axis tool movement capabilities. The unique programmable robotic controlled multi axis tool rotation is essential for our ongoing and future R&D&I - there is a complete absence of competition and no reasonable alternatives available. Conventional rotational moulding machine suppliers only offer 2 axis / biaxial fixed mould rotation with no robotic control or programmable robotic movement of the tooling. AMS Robomould is a robot-centric, multi-axis rotomoulding cell that replaces the conventional rotomoulding oven with direct electric heating and 6-axis robotic motion to deliver highly automated, flexible, low-energy production. The multi-axis robot gives programmable rotation profiles, non-standard kinematics and the ability to use continuous complex motion paths to improve wall-thickness uniformity on complex geometries. This has a significant advantage when moulding innovative designs with extreme aspect ratios, developing advanced engineering materials (e.g. low viscosity liquids as opposed to conventional powders) and during metallic or composite insert overmoulding (ensuring part coverage).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Feb 2026 → 24 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends258 days ago3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published238 days ago24 Feb 2026, 09:42 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published19 Jan 2026, 09:49 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published23 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Feb 2026, 09:42 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS BELGIUM BVSMEAMS Robomould 700 machine18 Feb 2026 – 31 May 2028 | £376,936 inc. VAT | 19 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
250314 AMS Robomould 700 machine · AMS BELGIUM BVSME
- Signed
- 19 Feb 2026
- Value
- £376,936 inc. VAT
- Period
- 20 Feb 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not required, below £5m
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AMS BELGIUM BVAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender