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title: "REF: MIC-27-WCM - CNC Waterjet cutting machine"
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# REF: MIC-27-WCM - CNC Waterjet cutting machine

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ref-mic-27-wcm-cnc-waterjet-cutting-machine-ocds-h6vhtk-02ae41). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** TWI Ltd: "REF: MIC-27-WCM - CNC Waterjet cutting machine". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [TWI Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/twi-ltd-GB-FTS-15487)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial machinery, Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKC12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £189,292 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ae41`

## 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/ref-mic-27-wcm-cnc-waterjet-cutting-machine-ocds-h6vhtk-02ae41#tl-md)

## Description
TWI is developing a new Materials Integrity Centre on TeesAMP at Ferrous Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1DJ with the new centre being supported by ERDF and TVCA funding.  The project will upgrade the current research facilities on the site as well as providing a new research and innovation facility.  The centre will focus on new materials testing facilities, especially non-destructive testing technologies, and support local economic development.  The project will also provide specialist materials and engineering support to local SME’s in the Tees Valley.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42000000, 42990000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** TWI is investing in a Waterjet cutter to expand the number and accuracy of cutting on a bigger range of materials. Waterjet cutting machines use abrasive material in a very high-pressured jet of water to cut material into precise specimens for testin...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2021 to 31/12/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 030622-2021-P809734-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Aquajet Machining Systems Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-37225`
  - Value: £189,292 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 030622-2021-P809734-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £189,292
  - Signed Date: 09/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030622-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-09T09:37:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T11:57:38.916Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ae41