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Contract for the Supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£750,000
Submission deadline 30 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Queen's University Belfast: "Contract for the Supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation". Published status: complete. Published value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Queen's University Belfast | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 30 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £750,000 |
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Competition Density
3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 37 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityQueen's University Belfast | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published17 Aug 2026, 09:54 BST | Last source update17 Aug 2026, 09:54 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f267 | ||
What is being bought
The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), led by Queen's University Belfast, is key to an exciting future for manufacturing in Northern Ireland, as an industry-led, open-access manufacturing and engineering innovation centre with state-of-the-art facilities and an expert engineering team, underpinned by academic excellence.
AMIC is expanding its core capabilities in Digital Factory, Smart Design, Sustainable Polymers and Composites Nanotechnology and Photonics. With a growing team of engineers and technologists (currently 50 strong) and building upon a track-record of collaboration with manufacturers it will deliver industry 4.0 solutions for industry. Supported through a £98M investment via Belfast Region City Deal, a 10,000m2 Factory of the Future facility will open at Global Point Newtownabbey in early 2026. The equipment being purchased is critical to the organisational strategy.
As part of this project Queen’s University Belfast wish to procure a Femtosecond Laser Workstation.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
17 Aug 2026, 09:54 BST - tender value changed
4 Aug 2026, 14:55 BST - Status changed to complete
4 Aug 2026, 14:55 BST - Official notice release published
4 Aug 2026, 14:55 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
4 Aug 2026, 14:55 BST - Published value updated to £750,000
31 Mar 2026, 15:38 BST - Official notice release published
31 Mar 2026, 15:38 BST - tender value changed
31 Mar 2026, 13:42 BST - Status changed to active
31 Mar 2026, 13:42 BST - Official notice release published
31 Mar 2026, 13:42 BST - Submission deadline changed to 30 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
31 Mar 2026, 13:42 BST - Official notice release published
19 Dec 2025, 11:15 GMT - Official notice release published
11 Dec 2025, 09:30 GMT - Status changed to planning
10 Dec 2025, 09:32 GMT - Official notice release published
10 Dec 2025, 09:32 GMT - Buyer information updated
10 Dec 2025, 09:32 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
17 Aug 2026, 09:54 BST - Submission deadline
30 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 14 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £712,184
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Oxford Lasers Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract for the supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation for applications in glass substrates. £712,184 · signed 14 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 20 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST — 20 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Queen's University Belfast
Contracting authority GB-NIC-101788Documents (1)
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