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# 3-axis & 5-axis CNC Mill

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3-axis-5-axis-cnc-mill-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6f9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cardiff University: "3-axis & 5-axis CNC Mill". Published status: complete. Published Value: £220,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-university-coh-rc000089)
- **Published Value:** £220,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery, Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery, Special-purpose product
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £220,500 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3-axis-5-axis-cnc-mill-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6f9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d6f9`

## Before you bid
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- **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/3-axis-5-axis-cnc-mill-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6f9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fcardiffuniversity%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3-axis-5-axis-cnc-mill-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6f9#participate

## Description
The Astronomy Instrumentation Group (AIG) in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University has been funded to provide two Small Aperture Telescope (SAT) receivers and one Large Aperture Telescope receiver (LATR) to the SO:UK programme, including the development of detector technology and associated horn blocks and housings. Two CNC mills are to be purchased for the in-house R&D and manufacture of components for the SAT and LATR receivers:
- 3-axis CNC for the manufacture of other SO:UK associated parts, and to relieve the workload through the AIG’s existing machines.
- 5-axis CNC mill for the manufacture of the complex horn blocks and detector housings.
Parts made using these new CNC mills will typically be from aluminium, copper, plastics, and steels; and will be of varying sizes and complexity. They will need to be machined to tight mechanical tolerances and will need to be of high-quality surface finishes.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: 3-axis CNC Mill
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39230000, 42900000, 42990000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £75,000
- **Description:** Above threshold open procedure with pass/ fail technical requirements and scored desirable requirements.
Two CNC mills are to be purchased for the in-house R&D and manufacture of components for the SAT and LATR receivers:
- 3-axis CNC for the manufac...

### Lot 2: 5-axis CNC Mill
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39230000, 42900000, 42990000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £145,000
- **Description:** Above threshold open procedure with pass/ fail technical requirements and scored desirable requirements.
Two CNC mills are to be purchased for the in-house R&D and manufacture of components for the SAT and LATR receivers:
- 5-axis CNC mill for the ma...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 3-axis CNC Mill (active)
  - Award id: `025764-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Hurco Europe Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178565`
  - Value: £75,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 5-axis CNC Mill (active)
  - Award id: `025764-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Yamazaki Mazak Uk Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-131880`
  - Value: £145,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 3-axis CNC Mill (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,500
  - Signed Date: 20/08/2023

- **Contract:** 5-axis CNC Mill (active)
  - Signed Value: £145,000
  - Signed Date: 20/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025764-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-01T11:00:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T03:21:18.717Z
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