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title: "US_24346 - Staff Milling Machines"
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# US_24346 - Staff Milling Machines

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/us-24346-staff-milling-machines-ocds-h6vhtk-045611). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sussex: "US_24346 - Staff Milling Machines". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sussex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sussex-urn-133795)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Machine tools for milling metal
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045611`

## 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/us-24346-staff-milling-machines-ocds-h6vhtk-045611#tl-md)

## Description
The University of Sussex (“Sussex”) is inviting expressions of interest for its upcoming tender for Staff Milling Machines.
The purpose of this engagement is for Sussex to gauge potential interest and obtain information from the market which will help inform and shape its requirements. Through this process suppliers can provide feedback on certain aspects of the requirement. This exercise aims to uncover opportunities and explore new ways of working for Sussex. We are eager to avoid inadvertently limiting potentially beneficial arrangement or excluding potentially viable solutions.
The School of Engineering and Informatics is preparing for the delivery the Degree Apprenticeship MSc in Advanced Manufacturing.
The existing workshop contains some obsolete machinery and outdated equipment. It is not configured for teaching.
The proposal is to remove all redundant machines and equipment, fully refurbish and install new data driven metal fabrication equipment in the existing workshop. A revised layout of the space will provide a new teaching environment.
The current proposal plans to have the refurbishment complete by April 2025 but this timeline is currently still subject to approval and may change, and as such should not be taken as confirmed.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UK

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013884-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-30T11:54:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:54:02.238Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045611