Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c3a-0d06-719e-a3cb-95f7fb0f72cf/fm19222-apa-winding-machine-stages awarded GB direct award procedure Suitable for SMEs # FM19222 - APA Winding Machine stages [UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) Estimated value £117,584 Published 31 Oct 2019 Deadline Closed 30 Oct 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender UKRI need to purchase a number of movable stages to construct "winding machines" in order to build Anode Plane Assemblies (APAs) for the DUNE experiment. These APAs are large steel frames with thousands of tiny wires wound around them. The APAs are part of the DUNE experiment and the UK will be building half of them (150 out of 300). The other half will be built in the US, by identical winding machines. UKRI went out to full Open tender in July 2019 (our ref FM19187) for this requirement but we did not receive any compliant bids. This recent test of the market had demonstrated that there was a limited supply base for this very niche product. UK SBS have concluded this Contract in line with article 32, 2 (a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. ### General grounds - The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- - where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered Additional information: UKRI went out to full Open tender in July 2019 (our ref FM19187) for this requirement but we did not receive any compliant bids. This recent test of the market had demonstrated that there was a limited supply base for this very niche product. UK SBS have concluded this Contract in line with article 32, 2 (a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. ### General grounds - The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- - where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered Read full description ## CPV classification Scientific installations Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/478ea4c2-1db9-4f9d-ad06-040d54360f5a) 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. 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