250284 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Installation, Maintenance and Consumables for an Integrated Vertical Press with Bolt-On Injection Unit.
Details
- Topic
- Machinery for working plastics
- Published
- 24 July 2026
Tender description
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.<br /><br />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.<br />
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published24 July 2026Current notice
About the buyer
Queen's University Belfast is a higher education institution that runs its procurement through the Finance Directorate's procurement team. Suppliers register on the university's own e-tendering site to view and respond to current tenders. An accepted expression of interest opens the "my tenders" area, where full tender documents sit for registered suppliers. A Supply Chain Code of Conduct, tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, applies to every supplier. Contracts above the advertising threshold follow the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations, in force since February 2025. The procurement team takes supplier and contract queries directly by email.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of Queen's University Belfast's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, industrial machinery and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 42994200 · Machinery for working plastics
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov |
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