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title: "Contract for the Upgrade of an existing Ren500M to a RenAM 500S-Flex Additive Manufacturing System"
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# Contract for the Upgrade of an existing Ren500M to a RenAM 500S-Flex Additive Manufacturing System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-upgrade-of-an-existing-ren500m-to-a-renam-500s-flex-additive-manufacturin-ocds-h6vhtk-033227). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Contract for the Upgrade of an existing Ren500M to a RenAM 500S-Flex Additive Manufacturing System". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printing machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £200,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-033227`

## 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/contract-for-the-upgrade-of-an-existing-ren500m-to-a-renam-500s-flex-additive-manufacturin-ocds-h6vhtk-033227#tl-md)

## Description
Contract for the Upgrade of an existing Ren500M to a RenAM 500S-Flex Additive Manufacturing System

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Supply of REN-AM 500S Flex plus accessories to replace an existing Ren500M.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 011146-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Renishaw UK Sales Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-168494`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 011146-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 28/04/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011146-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-29T12:55:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T17:38:30.143Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-033227