Awarded contract

5111/AM/LM - Tilt & Rotate 2-Axis Positioner

Details

Value
£118,861
Duration
5 months
Topic
Machine tools
Published
2 November 2026

Tender description

The University of Sheffield, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Nuclear Manufacturing Group based at Catcliffe, Rotherham, is seeking to purchase a replacement Tilt and Rotate 2-Axis Positioner for the Cyan-tec laser welding cell. The new positioner is required for work manipulation and welding of large components up to 3m3 with the ability to maintain constant welding speeds up to 2m/min along complex toolpaths. The Cyan-tec disk laser welding machine currently installed within the Nuclear Manufacturing Group (NMG), has had its original two-axis positioner, which was originally supplied with the machine at installation, removed. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published2 November 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date2 November 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

University of Sheffield is a higher education institution whose Procurement Office lets and manages contracts for its schools and departments. 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.

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.

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