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Published 19 Jan 2026, 09:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

250314 AMS Robomould 700 machine

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

Direct award
Awarded value£376,936published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 19 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to AMS BELGIUM BV

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, 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 published

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
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060859 Find 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
  1. Standstill ends258 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published238 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 09:42 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Jan 2026, 09:49 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    24 Feb 2026, 09:42 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £376,9361 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AMS BELGIUM BVSMEAMS Robomould 700 machine18 Feb 2026 – 31 May 2028£376,936 inc. VAT19 Jan 2026Awarded

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

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-NIC: 101788 · GB-PPON: PMQQ-8477-XTZM University Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AMS BELGIUM BVAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWNZ-8159-CGBZ Kieleberg 5, Bilzen-Hoeselt, BE, 3740, BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender