Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb9-71ba-70e2-9d7d-a305be8daba3/medical-sector-3d-scanning-and-3d-printing-solution-for-custom-made-orthotic-de awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # /Medical sector 3D scanning and 3D printing solution for custom made orthotic devices. 2 elements that need to be packaged together as one solution [University of Salford](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-salford) Estimated value Not stated Published 21 May 2025 Deadline Closed 15 May 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The University of Salford are currently looking to purchase a 3D printer to produce custom made insoles for specific service user requirements. We are looking for a device which can offer at least 10 different densities within the printed layers to offload pressure areas on the foot. Insoles need to be produced with minimum modification following printing ready for usto use. 3D printing capability with a minimum printing height of 5 millimetres and a maximum height of 5 centimetres. Capable of producing 230 pairs per month with minimum waste (we are not looking for a carving solution). The software needs to be specific to the industry offering all the adaptations required - metatarsal bars, sinks, valgus arch profiles at different heights, heel dish, skives etc. For educational purposes the successful provider needs to provide software and hardware support for future use of a minimum of 10 years. ## CPV classification Peripheral equipment Scanners Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-050e20-2025-05-21T14:38:48+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-050e20-2025-05-21T14:38:48+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile University of Salford: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-salford) [Sector More Office & computing equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/office-computing-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Luncheon vouchers – Fourniture et gestion de titres de paiement et de dispositifs d'avantages au profit des bénéficiaires de la CANUT · CANUT · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a0c-723a-aed7-24a67f127ff0/france-luncheon-vouchers-fourniture-et-gestion-de-titres-de-paiement-et-de-d) [Super computer – Real-time Power System Simulation Platform · Rise Research Institutes of Sweden AB · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-07fa-73d3-a4d2-21a45e769ff0/sweden-super-computer-real-time-power-system-simulation-platform) [Printers and plotters – Printrar 2026 ny · Enköpings Kommun · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-8907-722b-a402-4b2750ac4f91/sweden-printers-and-plotters-printrar-2026-ny) [Computer storage units – Disky do diskového pole · Nemocnice Pelhřimov, příspěvková organizace · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7571-7300-8cf6-27681261cd4a/czechia-computer-storage-units-disky-do-diskoveho-pole) [Toner for laser printers/fax machines – Sukcesywna dostawa materiałów eksploatacyjnych do drukarek, kopiarek, urządzeń wielofunkcyjnych w 2027 r. · Miasto Łódź - Urząd Miasta Łodzi · 24 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-b8e1-71fa-a216-170bec31d1ee/poland-toner-for-laser-printersfax-machines-sukcesywna-dostawa-materialow-e) [Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) – Dostawa macierzy · Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1136-738d-b40c-651e24bbd4a1/poland-redundant-array-of-independent-disk-raid-dostawa-macierzy)