Planning

250198 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Commissioning and Installation of a Gas-Powered Rotational Moulding Machine

  • Queen's University Belfast

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-049696

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058a42

Published 19 August 2025, 9:32am



Scope

Reference

250198

Description

Queen's University Belfast require a Contract for a Design, Supply, Delivery, Commissioning and Installation of a Gas-Powered Rotational Moulding machine

The machine will be located at the AMIC Factory of the Future, Global Point Newtownabbey, and used by AMIC to facilitate collaborative research projects with industry partners.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 3 November 2025 to 3 May 2027
  • Possible extension to 4 May 2037
  • 11 years, 6 months, 2 days

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 42994200 - Machinery for working plastics

Engagement

Engagement deadline

1 July 2025

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Engagement process description

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Queen's staff have undertaken pre market engagement activity including discussions with a

number of companies.

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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)

1 September 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