Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcc-2542-70a8-a41a-23865fbb4b4c/3d-printers-3d-scanners-associated-equipment awarded GB open procedure # 3D Printers, 3D Scanners & Associated Equipment [APUC Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/apuc-limited) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value £80,000,000 Published 11 Mar 2026 Deadline Closed 2 Sept 2025 ## Who can bid - Split into 5 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) for the provision of 3D Printers, 3D Scanners and associated equipment for the Further and Higher education sector in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia : - APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges): [apuc-scot.ac.uk](https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members) - HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): [hepcw.ac.uk/members](https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/) - NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): [neupc.ac.uk](https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members) - NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): [nwupc.ac.uk/members](https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/) - LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): [lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members](https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/) - SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): [supc.ac.uk/our-members](https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/) Other participating bodies include: - Scotland Excel and their associate members - NHS National (Scotland) Procurement - Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture – SASA - National Galleries of Scotland - National Records of Scotland - Forestry and Land Scotland - Historical Environment Scotland - Marine Directorate. ## CPV classification Printing and graphics equipment Laser printers Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment Printing machinery Fusion equipment for plastics Scanner accessories Scanners Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf9-2026-03-11T09:32:30Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf9-2026-03-11T09:32:30Z) 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 APUC Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/apuc-limited) [Sector More Industrial machinery tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/industrial-machinery) ## More tenders like this [Taps, cocks and valves – Armaturen für den Erdeinbau · Hamburger Energiewerke GmbH · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-5420-7127-9c40-a62d1d50b931/germany-taps-cocks-and-valves-armaturen-fur-den-erdeinbau) [Miscellaneous cleaning machines – Siivouskoneet ja tekstiilienkäsittelylaitteet · Numera Palvelut Oy · 23 days left · 11 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f6e-73fc-af88-53a623859b34/finland-miscellaneous-cleaning-machines-siivouskoneet-ja-tekstiilienkasittel) [Milling machines – 5-Achs-Fräsmaschine · Technische Universität Hamburg · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-415a-727e-8083-eeb94ff038d7/germany-milling-machines-5-achs-frasmaschine) [Boiler installations – Neubeschaffung von zwei baugleichen Heißwassererzeuger für den Standort Köpenick · BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-15f0-7290-b267-ee377bf4c98e/germany-boiler-installations-neubeschaffung-von-zwei-baugleichen-heisswassere) [Drinks dispensers – Warme drankenautomaten · Gemeente Almelo · 43 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1fb0-73b3-9de4-809143065220/netherlands-drinks-dispensers-warme-drankenautomaten) [Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery – Výstavba lanovej dráhy na Martinské hole · Mesto Martin · 57 days left · 15 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-5ccc-70db-b65f-69eb1062d8b3/slovakia-miscellaneous-special-purpose-machinery-vystavba-lanovej-drahy-na-m)