www.bristol.ac.uk · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,117,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Feb 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Cygnet Texkimp Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of a novel micro carbonfibre line of modular construction for R&D purposes. The contract is to develop the design of and supply of a small-scale (1-2 tow) carbonfibre manufacturing line. The low tow-count line will be predominantly for the development and demonstration of early formulations from alternative feedstocks.

CPV: Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
Last source update: 28 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-006396
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044400 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Reference to Reg 32 - 5(a) where the products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experimentation, study or development, but contracts awarded in reliance on this sub-paragraph shall not include quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs
The line, fundamentally limited to the production of very small volumes of material, will only be used for the purpose of demonstrating experimental feedstock and processes at sub industrial scale. The material produced, will be of no commercial value, and at the scale produced would be incapable of demonstrating or commercial viability.
The line will be installed and operated in an open-access RTO hosted facility, purely for the purpose of research and development.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,117,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cygnet Texkimp LimitedSMESubcontracting: declared	£2,117,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

The supply of a novel micro carbonfibre line of modular construction for R&D purposes. · Cygnet Texkimp LimitedSME
Signed
28 Feb 2024
Value
£2,117,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bristol

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 5DSContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cygnet Texkimp LimitedAwarded supplier Swan House, Kimpton Drive, Wincham, Northwich, UK, CW9 6GGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.