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3500/AMRC/GM/22 - Modification of 16 kW Disk Laser Manipulation R2

Industrial lasers
Industrial robots
Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE31)
Published value
£400,000
Submission deadline 23 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 22:13 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Deadline: 23 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~88 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 88 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 38)
Based on 2,782 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
27.72%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
88 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 38)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
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similar value band
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The University Of Sheffield, AMRC: "3500/AMRC/GM/22 - Modification of 16 kW Disk Laser Manipulation R2". Published status: active. Published value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityThe University Of Sheffield, AMRCScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
23 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£400,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The University Of Sheffield, AMRC
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for The University Of Sheffield, AMRC. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3Bids / Report (median)
33.3% of reports have one bid · Mean: 2.3 bids
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Vacuum Furnace Engineering LtdTop vendor: 49.8% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 3 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 38; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Vacuum Furnace Engineering Ltd1 win£719,365—
Industrial Vision Systems LTD1 win£487,860—
Addcomposites Oy1 win£238,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe University Of Sheffield, AMRC
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published20 Oct 2022, 12:33 BST
Last source update20 Oct 2022, 12:33 BST
Recurring procurementNo
ClassificationIndustrial lasers, Industrial robots, Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE31)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-037756
What is being bought
The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for a Modification of 16 kW Disk Laser Manipulation on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Nuclear Group at Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £400,000
    20 Oct 2022, 12:33 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    20 Oct 2022, 12:33 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    20 Oct 2022, 12:33 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 23 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
    20 Oct 2022, 12:33 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    20 Oct 2022, 12:33 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£400,000
    A new or upgraded movement system is required to ensure that the disc laser is able to meet the requirements for welding/joining waste containers for the nuclear industry.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 Oct 2022, 12:33 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

The University Of Sheffield, AMRC

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1121
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Documents (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied

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