Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c13-cfbb-708c-b127-64801ec4d6bf/17-01-twin-power-press-cell closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 17-01 Twin Power Press Cell [University of Wolverhampton Enterprise Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-wolverhampton-enterprise-limited) Estimated value £200,000 to £300,000 Published 11 Jan 2017 Deadline Closed 14 Feb 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills (ECMS) was identified a flagship project in the Black Country LEP's 2014 Strategic Economic Plan (SEP). It will be a new employer-led training facility for the Black Country designed to improve productivity and growth in the high value manufacturing sector, one of the five transformational sectors for the Black Country, with particular emphasis on the aerospace, motor vehicle and construction sectors. The centre will provide training in: - Toolmaking; - Foundry; - Metalforming and Forging; - Metal treatment - Advanced CNC. - Manufacturing Management & Leadership + Project Management. These skills underpin HVM manufacturing performance, productivity and growth. The ECMS will be created through Skills Capital Investment by government and the Black Country LEP, opening planned August 2017. The TPPC will be manufactured, supplied and installed in the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) Training workshop to a standard that will enable high volume mass production. The objective of the TPPC is to demonstrate its capabilities and versatility in pressing sheet metal components from various presswork processes on supplied unique tooling. The TPPC is to be controlled and managed by the workshop Technicians who will train apprentices in setting and working the cell in different aspects of making pressings. Additional information: All correspondence and tender submission must be via BravoSolution Read full description ## CPV classification Presses Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/98b3a85e-b407-45bb-8bbf-76180e6363cb) 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 Wolverhampton Enterprise Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-wolverhampton-enterprise-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)