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Published 17 Dec 2025, 15:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Delivery and Installation of Sinter Bonding Capability

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT8.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Jan 2026awarded 23 Mar 2026
Awarded to Inseto UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is in the process of expanding its manufacturing capability into the semiconductor advanced packaging area with specific focus on power electronic semiconductors. To support this expansion, NMIS intends to procure equipment that is flexible to support a wide variety of power electronic semiconductor designs and packaging requirements. A solution is required to form sintered bonds between: dies on substrates in multi-die packages with different component heights; substrates on heat sinks; clips, spacers and interconnection parts; double-sided cooling packages.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NMIS is in the process of expanding its manufacturing capability into the…AwardedRenewal

NMIS is in the process of expanding its manufacturing capability into the semiconductor advanced packaging area with specific focus on power electronic semiconductors. To support this expansion, NMIS intends to procure equipment that is able to support a wide variety of power electronic semiconductor designs and packaging requirements.

The concept design for the facility includes provision of equipment that is sufficiently flexible to support a wide variety of power electronic semiconductor designs and packaging requirements. The items procured will enable NMIS to set up a research facility for developing and scaling-up advanced packaging capabilities for power electronic semiconductors. The overall facility will have capability to prepare, dice/cut, bond, interconnect, package and test semiconductor products that are part of the power electronics sector. These stages will be carried out across dedicated research and development cells.

The focus of this procurement activity is to acquire a sinter bonding press that is versatile to support both R&D activities and medium volume production.

In the R&D context we require a capability that allows flexible exploration of tooling to achieve different package arrangements, while keeping tool costs at a minimum.

In the medium scale production context we require a capability that includes automated handling solutions such that it can be fed by a magazine unstacker, and can feed a magazine stacker.

In either context we require the ability to form bonds under inert atmosphere or forming gas, control the pre-heating and post-cooling ramp profile of sinter bonded assemblies and collect detailed sensor-driven time-histories of temperature and pressure for each bonding operation.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option. · 12 months (if required maintenance and warranty)Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    4B 1.2 Turnover

    Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of GBP1,800,000 GBP for the last 3 (three) years, to ensure the University is protected from any unforeseen financial risks that may impact the supplier or supply chain.

    Minimum: 4B.5.1- 4B5.3 Insurances Insurance requirements are in line with levels identified in the UOS standard Terms and Conditions. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of…
  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2 Previous Experience

    Bidders will be required to provide three (3) examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the equipment as stated in the Contract Notice.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Dec 2025, 15:52 GMT
Last source update
13 May 2026, 13:42 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Jan 2026 – …
Authority reference
UOS-39043-2025
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043912
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f82e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30834. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please see Procurement documents for full details (SC Ref:818603) (SC Ref:831865)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jan 2026 → 13 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline272 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened272 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published165 days ago
    13 May 2026, 13:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 May 2026, 13:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £819,9901 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Inseto UK LimitedSME£819,990 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 043912-2026-UOS-39043-2025-1 · Inseto UK LimitedSME

    Signed
    23 Mar 2026
    Value
    £819,990
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Learning & Teaching Building, 49 Richmond Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Inseto UK LimitedAwarded supplier Unit 25 Focus Way, Andover, South East, SP10 5NYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.