Official UK procurement notice
Design and Manufacture of a Filament Winding Capability
Authority: University of Bristol (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Composites Centre (NCC) intends to procure a filament winding capability for use in research and development in the manufacture of fibre reinforced plastic components, such as tanks and pressure vessels up to approximately 1000mm in length and 400mm in diameter.
CPV: Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The National Composites Centre (NCC) is an independent, open-access national centre…Awarded
The National Composites Centre (NCC) is an independent, open-access national centre that delivers world-class innovation in the design and manufacture of composites and facilitates their widespread industrial exploitation.
As part of a wider Industrial Roadmap the NCC have identified a need to procure filament winding capability to directly support key manufacturing research and development programs. The acquired capability will extend the current state of the art, which is of value and relevance to both industrial stakeholders and overall, UK industrial output.
The capability shall be specified, procured and commissioned to ensure suitability for industrial research and development programs as well as supporting maturation of emerging manufacturing technologies from academia toward industrial application.
This project is funded by Innovate UK. The target commissioning date for the equipment is beginning Q1 2023, at NCC site. The operation and specified functionality of the equipment will be demonstrated based on the target application component(s) during FAT and SAT.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 77%
- Price: 23%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 77%
- Price: 23%
- Price carries 23 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jun 2022, 21:18 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2022, 15:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NCC0240LRJ160622- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030988- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034780Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 18 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
15 Jul 2022 → 2 Nov 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected15 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published2 Nov 2022, 15:34 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2022- Status changed to active5 Aug 2022, 11:49 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Aug 2022, 11:49 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST5 Aug 2022, 11:49 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Aug 2022, 11:49 BST
- Status changed to complete2 Nov 2022, 15:34 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnet Texkimp LimitedSME | £222,435 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Design and Manufacture of a Filament Winding Capability · Cygnet Texkimp LimitedSME
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2022
- Value
- £222,435
- Period
- … – 1 Mar 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- National Composites CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cygnet Texkimp LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria