AwardedAwarded 16 June 2026

250293 AMIC Chemically Assisted Ion Beam Etching (CAIBE) Tool

Queen's University Belfast · Education

In brief

Queen's University Belfast awarded laboratory equipment work to scia Systems GmbH on 16 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,782,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 15 years with extensions, starting 30 April 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Queen's requires a Contract for supply, installation and commissioning and ongoing maintenance of a Chemically Assisted Ion Beam Etching tool; and the provision of associated ancillaries, consumables and complimentary goods. The machine will be situated in the factory of the future, Global Point, Newtownabbey.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
scia Systems GmbH—
16 June 2026 to 15 June 2031

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076702-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077063-2025
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 015323-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 061515-2026

About the buyer

  1. Provision of replacement Industrial & Commercial Customer Metering Equipment in connection with a Gas Distribution Network '27

    Phoenix Energy Group LtdNorthern IrelandLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Open17 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £400kframework ceiling
  2. DOJ - FSNI - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Benchtop Glass Refractive Index Determination System

    Forensic Science Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Open18 days left

    £120kestimated

From notice 076702-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 25 November 2025, last updated 1 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.