260027 Supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation for applications in metals
Details
- Value
- £750,000
- Topic
- Lasers
- Published
- 2 October 2026
- Submission
- 1 November 2026in 1 month
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
AMIC is seeking to establish a state-of-the-art ultrafast laser processing capability focused on precision micromachining and laser welding of metals and engineering materials. The equipment will support research and industrial projects involving micro-drilling, micro-cutting, surface texturing, structuring, thin-film patterning, precision joining and next-generation manufacturing processes. The system will be used for both research and industrial development activities and should provide flexibility across a broad range of materials including stainless steel, aluminium, copper, titanium, nickel alloys, precious metals, polymers, ceramics and multi-material assemblies.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published2 October 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
- 38636100 · Lasers
- 38636110 · Industrial lasers
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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