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title: "Tender for the Supply and Installation of a Sintering System for the Production of Ndfeb Magnets"
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# Tender for the Supply and Installation of a Sintering System for the Production of Ndfeb Magnets

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-a-sintering-system-for-the-production-of-ndfeb-m-ocds-h6vhtk-032672). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Tender for the Supply and Installation of a Sintering System for the Production of Ndfeb Magnets". Published status: complete. Published Value: £317,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Apr 2022, 11:59 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784)
- **Published Value:** £317,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 April 2022 at 11:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen, Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens, Magnets
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £316,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032672`

## 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/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-a-sintering-system-for-the-production-of-ndfeb-m-ocds-h6vhtk-032672#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.com%2Funiversityofbirmingham)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-a-sintering-system-for-the-production-of-ndfeb-m-ocds-h6vhtk-032672#participate

## Description
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of a sintering system for the production of sintered NdFeB permanent magnets. The proposed unit will allow inert charging and sintering of a batch size of a minimum of 50 kg of NdFeB under vacuum or inert atmosphere.
Note, due to space requirements of the system, the proposed sintering system will be installed at Tyesley Energy Park in Birmingham.
This project is funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund; Driving the Electric Revolution.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24111000, 31630000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of a bespoke sintering system for the production of sintered NdFeB permanent magnets. 
The equipment must comply with all the relevant UK law, regulations, and British Standards.
General charact...
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 018505-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Shenyang Guangtai Vacuum Technology Co.,Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-57819`
  - Value: £316,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 018505-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £316,000
  - Signed Date: 12/05/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018505-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-06T13:42:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:37:29.994Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032672