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# Equipment for Defence Engineering Teaching

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/equipment-for-defence-engineering-teaching-ocds-h6vhtk-05d5ce). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Greater Manchester: "Equipment for Defence Engineering Teaching". Published status: active. Published Value: £475,000. 11 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Dec 2025, 10:30 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Greater Manchester](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-greater-manchester-urn-133794)
- **Published Value:** £475,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 December 2025 at 10:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 11
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electronic equipment, Measuring instruments, Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/equipment-for-defence-engineering-teaching-ocds-h6vhtk-05d5ce#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d5ce`

## 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/equipment-for-defence-engineering-teaching-ocds-h6vhtk-05d5ce#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbolton%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/equipment-for-defence-engineering-teaching-ocds-h6vhtk-05d5ce#participate

## Description
Purchase of quality, metrology, and electronic equipment for the School of Engineering

## Lots (11)
### Lot 1: CMM probe
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £83,333
- **Description:** Tracking 3d scanner and probe similar to wireless CMM, including work plate for classroom and tracking head tripod for portable use. Calibration artifacts, probe selection. Software to be compatible for teaching and multi-licence for teaching. Traini...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 2: Shadowgraph
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £58,333
- **Description:** Image Dimensional measurement system/Shadowgraph with stage movement and 4th axis turntable setup for multisurface measurements or turned parts.
Matching or exceeding specifications:
Accuracy <0.005mm
Repeatability <0.0025mm
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 3: Metrology grade tracking 3D Scanner
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £25,000
- **Description:** Manual Metrology tools for teaching. Groups of 15-20 students Including but not limited to: Surface Plates ~450mm x 300mm Digital Height Gauge with dti adaptor 6 inch Callipers Digital Micrometers (Varying Size) Manual 0-100 Mic Dial test indicator v...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 4: Lab-scale traditional CMM
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £58,333
- **Description:** Specifications matching or exceeding - ~1 sq.m worktop, 600mm Z travel, Renishaw controller and interoperability, accessories including sets of probes, fixturing kit, reference and calibration artifacts, and stylus probe rack/tool changer. Scale reso...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 5: 2 Radar training kits
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £41,667
- **Description:** 2 complete educational radar platform with transmitter, receiver, and antenna, demonstrating range, Doppler, and waveform principles. Low-power, classroom-safe hardware with bench or tripod-mounted antenna. Software supports real-time analysis, multi...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 6: 20 academic software licenses including Electromagnetics and Acoustics modules for use in teaching
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £37,500
- **Description:** Software must support modelling of electromagnetic waves, RF and optical phenomena, pressure and structural acoustics, sonar and multiphysics coupling. Licenses are for teaching purposes only, support networked classroom access, and include student a...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 7: 2 Computer based training and experimentation system
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £33,333
- **Description:** Computer-based training and experimentation system for vocational and further training and education. Incorporates all interfaces (including inputs and outputs, switches, power supply, power lead, USB cable and signal sources and measurement circuitr...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 8: VNA Kit 100khz-44Ghz
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £41,667
- **Description:** A compact vector network analyser system equivalent to the specifications outlined in the referenced datasheet. The instrument should offer 2-port measurement capability, wide frequency coverage, and high-accuracy S-parameter analysis suitable for la...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 9: Spectrum Analyser, Bench, 5kHz to 26.5GHz
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £25,000
- **Description:** Touchscreen and easy to use. With solid RF performance, light weight and small footprint that combines the functions of a benchtop instrument with the portability of a handheld instrument.
5KHz to 26GHz frequency range
SSB phase noise: –108dBc (1Hz) ...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 10: PLC Based teaching kit for groups of 15-20 students
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £29,167
- **Description:** Two versions of an industrial automation training system are required: (1) sixindustrial control trainer with conveyors, actuators, sensors, and fault-finding features, supporting PLC integration, sequencing, timers, counters, and safe low-voltage cl...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

### Lot 11: 16 sets of Bench-Top Electronics Teaching Equipment including Electronic Development Kits
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31710000, 38300000, 38570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £41,667
- **Description:** Function Generator: Must produce sine, square, triangle, pulse, and arbitrary waveforms up to 12 MHz, with programmable amplitude and offset, low distortion, and BNC output.
Oscilloscope: Dual-channel, ≥100 MHz bandwidth, ≥200 MS/s sampling, sufficie...
- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 28/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076629-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-24T16:33:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:44:09.184Z
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