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# Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of an Automated Fibre Placement System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-delivery-and-commissioning-of-an-automated-fibre-placement-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02b149). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Strathclyde: "Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of an Automated Fibre Placement System". Published status: complete. Published Value: £189,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Strathclyde](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-strathclyde-coh-rc000670)
- **Published Value:** £189,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial machinery, Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKM82
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £189,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b149`

## Before you bid
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- **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/supply-delivery-and-commissioning-of-an-automated-fibre-placement-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02b149#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-delivery-and-commissioning-of-an-automated-fibre-placement-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02b149#participate

## Description
On behalf of the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS), The University sought to acquire an Automated Fibre Placement System from a single suitably qualified supplier. NMIS required the system for the placement of composite prepreg tows in an automated process in order to efficiently and accurately manufacture fibre composite parts.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) required an Automated Fibre Placement system with integrated 6-axis industrial robotic arm, linear track, light curtain safety system, and end effector for composites manufacturing with thermose...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 026266-2021-UOS-19992-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Accudyne Europe Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-32171`
  - Value: £189,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 026266-2021-UOS-19992-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £189,000
  - Signed Date: 28/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026266-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-20T13:44:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:48:26.810Z
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