5044/AM/CK Laser Powder Bed Fusion System
University of Sheffield · Education
In brief
University of Sheffield has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £768,000 including VAT.
The contract runs for 2 months, starting 1 February 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually low: a median of 1 bid per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
5044/AM/CK Laser Powder Bed Fusion System The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for a Laser Powder Bed Fusion System on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, North West based in Samlesbury. Scope of Requirement The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Northwest, based at our state-of-the-art facility in Samlesbury, is seeking a forward-thinking partner for the supply, installation, and commissioning of a cutting-edge Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) System. This equipment will act as a cornerstone for our facility's pioneering research, testing, and demonstration activities. By partnering with us, the successful supplier…Read the full description
How to bid
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- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 054071-2026
Last time this was bought
4950.AM.GM - Laser Wire Directed Energy Deposition (Lw-DED) System
- Won by
- 3D GB IRE Ltd
- Awarded
- 20 March 2026
- Value
- £258,287
- Bids
- 2
- Contract ends
- 19 March 2028
Matched on University of Sheffield, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Procurements
22Awards
8Suppliers it has used most
- 3D GB IRE Ltd1 contract
- Bioinicia Fluidnatek S.L.1 contract
- Loop Technology Limited1 contract
- Mills CNC Limited1 contract
- Optics11 Life B.V1 contract
- Suiso Limited1 contract
- Therser (UK) Ltd1 contract
- Vent-Tech Ltd1 contract
From notice 054071-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.