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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: Waterjet Cutter
2. Awarding Authority:
Ministry of Defence
Dstl Portsdown West

Fareham
England
PO17 6AD
Contact:
Email: hlander@dstl.gov.uk
Phone:
URL:
3. Contract Type: Products
4. Description: Open Competition for the supply and installation of a waterjet cutter and an ongoing support package for the machine.

Core requirements:
– A waterjet cutter with:
o Minimum working area on machine bed of 4m by 2.5m
o Maximum working area on machine bed of 5m by 4.5m
o A full five axis cutting head with A-axis movement of: ±91°
o Vertical travel of the cutting head to be a minimum of 0.5m
o Vertical travel of the cutting head to be a maximum 1.5m
o Capable of cutting steel, up to thickness of 100mm
o Machine bed to be fully enclosed
o Machine bed enclosure is required to be a minimum height of 300mm
– Training sessions for operators, which coincides with installation of the machine (within a month of installation). This needs to be practical, in person training, suitable for four Dstl staff to attend, and we’d expect it to last for 2-5 days. Including, but not limited to: operation and maintenance of the machine, basic CAD/CAM and processing.
– An operating manual for the waterjet cutter, in either physical or digital form (PDF or Word compatible file types only).
– The install team and any visiting engineers for ongoing support to be UK nationals.
– Machine needs to work within the following pressure parameters, or come with a suitable closed loop system built in:
o Flow at Outlet = 15 Litres per minute
o System pressure = 2.8 – 3.0 Bar
Additional requirements:
– Machine bed enclosure to have a desirable height of 1000mm
– An ongoing support package including; software updates, callouts, repairs, troubleshooting, and annual maintenance checks.
– The ongoing support package needs to have a duration of 3 years.
– Delivery and installation to be before end of April 2023.
5. CPV Codes:
42630000 – Metal-working machine tools
6. NUTS Codes: UKK15
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Any region
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
tender_310930/1086089
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: £400,000
10. Start Date: 12/09/2022
11. End Date: 30/04/2023
12. Closing Date: 15/08/2022
13. Other Information:
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