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title: "5111/AM/LM - Tilt & Rotate 2-Axis Positioner"
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# 5111/AM/LM - Tilt & Rotate 2-Axis Positioner

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/5111-am-lm-tilt-rotate-2-axis-positioner-ocds-h6vhtk-06c10e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sheffield: "5111/AM/LM - Tilt & Rotate 2-Axis Positioner". Published status: active. Published Value: £75,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sheffield](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sheffield-urn-133872)
- **Published Value:** £75,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 July 2026 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Machine tools, Metal-working machine tools, Soldering, brazing and welding tools, surface tempering and hot-spraying machines and equipment, Special-purpose machine tools, Welding (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKE32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/5111-am-lm-tilt-rotate-2-axis-positioner-ocds-h6vhtk-06c10e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c10e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/5111-am-lm-tilt-rotate-2-axis-positioner-ocds-h6vhtk-06c10e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Fdelta%2Fsignup.html%3FuserType%3Dsupplier)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/5111-am-lm-tilt-rotate-2-axis-positioner-ocds-h6vhtk-06c10e#participate

## Description
The University of Sheffield, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Nuclear Manufacturing Group based at Catcliffe, Rotherham, is seeking to purchase a replacement Tilt and Rotate 2-Axis Positioner for the Cyan-tec laser welding cell. The new positioner is required for work manipulation and welding of large components up to 3m3 with the ability to maintain constant welding speeds up to 2m/min along complex toolpaths. The Cyan-tec disk laser welding machine currently installed within the Nuclear Manufacturing Group (NMG), has had its original two-axis positioner, which was originally supplied with the machine at installation, removed.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Sheffield:-Machine-tools./EK8QFZBQJ3
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EK8QFZBQJ3

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42600000, 42611000, 42630000, 42660000, 42662000, 45262680
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £75,000

- **Contract Period:** 11/08/2026 to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061646-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-01T10:59:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:01:53.314Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c10e