Planning

250136 Contract for the Design, Manufacture, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation cell

  • Queen's University Belfast

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-027484

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052648 (view related notices)

Published 26 May 2025, 3:31pm



Scope

Reference

250136

Description

Queen's University Belfast require a Contract for a 6 Axis CNC Gantry Agile multifunctional composites automated ply lay-up machine, designed to manipulate modular process heads for high productivity and quality.

It is anticipated the tender will be published week commencing 26/05/2025 and close 23/06/2025.

Total value (estimated)

  • £4,583,333 excluding VAT
  • £5,499,999 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 31 July 2025 to 31 July 2030
  • Possible extension to 30 July 2040
  • 15 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 31640000 - Machines and apparatus with individual functions

Engagement

Engagement deadline

6 March 2025

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Engagement process description

Queen's staff have undertaken pre market engagement activity including discussions with a number of companies.

The activity was undertaken in order to:

1- gain a better understanding of what the market can offer and if the market was capable of responding to a tender in relation to this requirement;

2- identify potential suppliers for the requirement;

3- understand potential lead times, and

4- gain an understanding of the commercial profile for the requirement.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

28 May 2025


Contracting authority

Queen's University Belfast

  • Charity Commission for Northern Ireland: 101788

University Rd

Belfast

BT7 1NN

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland