Closed tender

Digital Product Passport (DPP)

Details

Buyer: University of Sheffield
Value: £410,000
Topic: Smart cards
Published: 18 July 2025
Submission: 13 August 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) is considering the future procurement of a robotic cell to support research into Digital Product Passports (DPPs)—digital records that capture key data about a product’s materials, manufacturing history, and end-of-life options. The proposed robotic cell would be located at our Factory 2050 facility and used to demonstrate automated disassembly of an electric motor. The system would read and write data throughout the process to support research into circular manufacturing and highlight how DPPs can enable more sustainable industrial practices. The cell will also act as a demonstration platform for UK manufacturers, showcasing cutting-edge technologies that support the development and use of DPPs. Any subsequent procurement process will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, ensuring transparency, equal treatment, and open competition. If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield Closing date for receipt of tender return: August 13th, 2025 at 12:00 noon (UK Time)

Timeline

Completed: Tender published18 July 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date13 August 2025

About the buyer

University of Sheffield is a higher education institution whose Procurement Office lets and manages contracts for its schools and departments. Tenders are run through the In-Tend portal, and where required on the Central Digital Platform. The university also buys through regional and national frameworks as a member of the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium, part of UKUPC. They cover catering, furniture, computing, laboratory supplies, postal services, domestic services, professional services and stationery. Once a contract is let, each school and department must buy from the contracted supplier. Lower-value purchases are handled by departments through quotation exercises.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Sheffield's contract awards have been in construction work, industrial machinery and laboratory and precision equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

30162000 · Smart cards
30210000 · Data-processing machines (hardware)
30233300 · Smart card readers
30233320 · Combined smart card and fingerprint readers
72222300 · Information technology services
72300000 · Data services
73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
73100000 · Research and experimental development services
73200000 · Research and development consultancy services
73300000 · Design and execution of research and development

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov