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250284 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Installation, Maintenance and Consumables for an Integrated Vertical Press with Bolt-On Injection Unit.
Published 24 Jul 2026
24 Jul 2026
Closed 18 Aug 2026
- Primary CPV
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42994200 *
Machinery for working plastics
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Value
- £2,432,500
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
02/11/2026 02/11/2028
- Contract Types
-
42 *Industrial machineryFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
University Rd, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom · UKN06
Contact
Award Criteria
- Price (40%)
- Quality (60%)
- Bidding Documents (in-tendhost.co.uk) · Bidding Documents
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Queen's University Belfast
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
42994200 *
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Reference: 260026
Queen’s University requires an integrated compression moulding machine (vertical press) with bolt-on injection unit. This fully integrated machine will be located at the AMIC Harbour Facility, Queen’s Island, Belfast and used in Research and Development projects to over-mould thermoplastic polymers onto a range of composite structures in a single manufacturing step.
The machine will be utilised primarily for research purposes, resulting in lower hours run compared to a manufacturing environment. For a comprehensive description of the requirements please refer to document 250284 Contract Specification.
Full CPV breakdown
- 42994200 — Machinery for working plastics (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Extend maintenance beyond this period for a further 10 years or the useful life of the equipment
- Submission method
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/home
- Award decision expected
- 5 Oct 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 24 Jul 2026 13:39
- Deadline
- 18 Aug 2026 23:59
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c081
- Notice ID
- 260026
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Queen's University Belfast |
| Address › Street | University Rd |
| Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Address › Postcode | BT7 1NN |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
Buyer
| Name | Queen's University Belfast |
Tender
| Title | 250284 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Installation, Maintenance and Consumables for an Integrated Vertical Press with Bolt-On Injection Unit. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Machinery for working plastics |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,919,000 |
| Value › Value | £2,432,500 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by › Covered by 1 | GPA |
| Covered by › Covered by 2 | CPTPP |
| How to submit | https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/home |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,919,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £2,432,500 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | AED |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Full details of the award criteria and weighting are contained withing the tender response pack - mandatory requirements, desirable requirements, support services, sustainable procurement & extended warranty. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 40 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Full details of the award criteria and weighting are contained withing the tender response pack - mandatory requirements, desirable requirements, support services, sustainable procurement & extended warranty. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 2 Nov 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 2 Nov 2038 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Extend maintenance beyond this period for a further 10 years or the useful life of the equipment |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070300-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Amendment › Description | This notice has been updated with the estimated contract values |