Award

250229 Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation Cell

  • Queen's University Belfast

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-079835

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058de5 (view related notices)

Published 4 December 2025, 3:26pm



Scope

Reference

250229

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


Contract 1. 250229 Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation Cell

Supplier

Contract value

  • £11,000,452.04 excluding VAT
  • £13,200,542.45 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

3 December 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

4 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 15 December 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

16 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2031
  • Possible extension to 4 January 2041
  • 15 years

Description of possible extension:

options to extend for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for further periods of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

Main procurement category

Goods

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Options to extend for the provision of maintenance, ancillaries and complimentary goods for further periods of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

CPV classifications

  • 31640000 - Machines and apparatus with individual functions

Contract locations

  • UKN - Northern Ireland

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Unsuccessful suppliers


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Suppliers

ELECTROIMPACT UK LIMITED

  • Companies House: 04008853
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWRR-5139-YGTJ

Electroimpact Technology Park Manor Lane

Deeside

CH5 3ST

United Kingdom

Region: UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. 250229 Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation Cell

MTORRES DISEÑOS INDUSTRIALES, SAU

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMHL-5696-LXYP

CARRETERA PAMPLONA-HUESCA, KM.9

TORRES DE ELORZ

31119

Spain

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No


Contracting authority

Queen's University Belfast

  • Charity Commission for Northern Ireland: 101788
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMQQ-8477-XTZM

University Rd

Belfast

BT7 1NN

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland