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Press for Composites Lab

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD →

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BuyerUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
StatusClosed
Deadline29 May 2026
Value£420,000
Published13 May 2026

What is being bought

he University of Sheffield is acting as a Non Contract Authority for the purpose of this tender exercise. The University of Sheffield is out to tender on behalf of the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering for a Press for Composites Lab. The full technical specification can be found in the tender documentation which will be sent to you once you have expressed your interest. Tender Process and Documentation: The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University's e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield. If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system. Closing date for receipt of tenders: 29th May 2026 at 12 noon (UK time).

Delivery location

UKC, GB · UKD, GB · UKE, GB · UKF, GB · UKG, GB · UKH, GB · UKI, GB · UKJ, GB · UKK, GB

Categories

Presses 42636000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£420,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Aug 2026 to 30 Jul 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (20%)
others (80%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1PressesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 42. The category anchor is Presses (42636000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 422,7294 median · 50.8 average (1,069 of 2,729 with a bid count)5.6 average (1,142 of 2,729 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer125 median · 6.8 average (5 of 12 with a bid count)1.4 average (8 of 12 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UKC1089 median · 96.9 average (35 of 108 with a bid count)13.2 average (37 of 108 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1981 median · 5.3 average (3 of 198 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 198 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0697e3
Latest release ID044004-2026
Latest release timestampWed May 13 2026 13:56:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044004-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-05-29T23:59:59+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-07-01T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsTender Process and Documentation: The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University's e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield. If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system. Closing date for receipt of tenders: 29th May 2026 at 12 noon (UK time).
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£420,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
13 May 2026tender044004-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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