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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Supply and Installation of a Hybrid Ultrasonic Assisted High Speed Machine Centre for the University of Birmingham (ESIF Funded)

Industrial MachineryCPV 42610000
Value£396k
Awarded19 Jun 2019
Published13 Aug 2019
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£396ktotal contract value
median £100k
this tender£0£1.3m

This is a large award for Industrial Machinery — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,734 valued Industrial Machinery tenders in our corpus.

The brief

This project is funded by the European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF) and the procurement is dependent on the final funding agreement.

The University of Birmingham invited tenders to supply a Hybrid Ultrasound assisted high speed machining centre.

The machine tool will form part of a physical demonstrator, i.e. facilities created as part of the ESIF project, which will be used to facilitate/support the take-up of high impact manufacturing technologies by the SMEs in West Midlands.

In this context, the machine tool will be used to develop new applications for the technology in collaboration with technology providers and undertake feasibility studies and pilot projects top address the specific requirements of local SMEs.

Therefore, it will be required as part of the project to build strong partnerships with the technology providers and define a joint co-funded R&D programme for the benefits of local businesses.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The University of Birmingham invited tenders

The University of Birmingham invited tenders to supply a Hybrid Ultrasound assisted high speed machining centre.

02

The machine tool will form part

The machine tool will form part of a physical demonstrator, i.e. facilities created as part of the ESIF project, which will be used to facilitate/support the take-up of high impact manufacturing technologies by the SMEs in West Midlands.

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OCID
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
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