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title: "Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) System (3D Printer)"
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# Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) System (3D Printer)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laser-powder-bed-fusion-lpbf-system-3d-printer-ocds-h6vhtk-07ba62). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The University requires a metal-powder 3D-printing system based on laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology. The proposed LPBF platform will strengthen NTU’s research capabilities, support regional business partnerships, and enable the University to provide enhanced external services to SMEs and collaborators.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 26 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Nottingham Trent University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottingham-trent-university-urn-133855)
- **Published Value:** £166,667 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 December 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Laser printers, Printers and plotters, Printing machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKF14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laser-powder-bed-fusion-lpbf-system-3d-printer-ocds-h6vhtk-07ba62#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07ba62`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/laser-powder-bed-fusion-lpbf-system-3d-printer-ocds-h6vhtk-07ba62#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2FXC28GV6N7W)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laser-powder-bed-fusion-lpbf-system-3d-printer-ocds-h6vhtk-07ba62#participate

## Description
The University requires a metal-powder 3D-printing system based on laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology. The proposed LPBF platform will strengthen NTU’s research capabilities, support regional business partnerships, and enable the University to provide enhanced external services to SMEs and collaborators. It will also complement and maximise the value of NTU’s existing advanced characterisation, aerothermal, and mechanical testing infrastructure, creating an integrated capability for the design, manufacture, characterisation, and validation of high-performance metal components.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Nottingham:-Printers-and-plotters./XC28GV6N7W
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XC28GV6N7W

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 30232100, 30232110, 38000000, 42960000, 42991200
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £166,667

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107482-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-12T11:40:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-12T12:54:15.489Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07ba62
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.