Scope
Reference
250123
Description
Pre Market Engagement Exercise - 250123 Xenon Arc Chamber for AMIC
Contract dates (estimated)
- 2 March 2026 to 2 March 2031
- Possible extension to 2 March 2041
- 15 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
- 38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus
Engagement
Engagement deadline
1 December 2025
Engagement process description
AMIC is expanding its core capabilities in Digital Factory, Smart Design, Sustainable Polymers and Composites, Nanotechnology and Photonics.
As part of this project, Queen's University Belfast is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers as we wish to procure a xenon arc chamber.
Queen's staff wish to engage with suppliers prior to procuring this equipment to:
1 - gain a better understanding of what the market can offer and if the market can respond to a tender meeting our requirements.
2 - identify potential suppliers able to provide the requirement.
3 - understand potential lead times.
4 - gain an understanding of the commercial profile for the requirement.
A pre-market engagement questionnaire has been published here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home . Interested parties are invited to complete and return the survey by at the link provided by 4pm 08/12/2025.
Interested parties are asked to complete and return this questionnaire via the InTend platform. Queen's may then contact suppliers for further discussion of the information received in the questionnaire. Queen's do not guarantee that they will speak to every supplier who submits a return.
Participation in the pre-market engagement exercise is not a pre-requisite to participation in any future tender exercise, however, the information provided may be used to inform
decisions around the tender exercise. Queen's welcome all participation in this Pre Market engagement exercise.
This Pre Market Engagement exercise is not a call for competition and does not commit Queen's to proceed with a formal procurement. Queen's is not obligated to adopt supplier
feedback into the process.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
12 January 2026
Contracting authority
Queen's University Belfast
- Charity Commission for Northern Ireland: 101788
University Rd
Belfast
BT7 1NN
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@qub.ac.uk
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland