Procurement of Fibre Laser Cutter RQ0000106168
Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryEstimated Value
Up to £336,000
Deadline
11 December 2026
36 days remaining
Published
4 November 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £336,000
- Closing date
- 11 December 2026 (36 days left)
- Published
- 4 November 2026
- Location
- South West
- Type
- open procedure
- Likely incumbent
- University of Portsmouth, current contract ends August 2029
- Latest notice
- UK4 tender notice (Procurement Act 2023)
- Published on
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Overview
the procurement, installation and commissioning of a Fibre Laser Cutter to supplement the existing Waterjet Cutter. The new capability will improve manufacturing reliability, increase productivity, reduce operating costs, and ensure continued support to critical defence programmes
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
University of Portsmouth
2 contracts wonlatest 7 Oct 2026ends 31 Aug 2029£334,310
total awarded
- 2
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2 contracts wonlatest 2 Sept 2026ends 23 Aug 2030£206,732
total awarded
- 3
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total awarded
- 4
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1 contract wonlatest 28 Oct 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£196,515
total awarded
- 5
QUINNS CONTRACTING LIMITED
£3m
total awarded
University of Portsmouth is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryKey Dates
Published
4 November 2026
Submission deadline
11 December 2026
Notice type
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