UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract

Awarded

Purchase of Hermle C52UMT 5-Axis Vertical Machining Centre with Power Skiving Retrofit

Awarded 23 Nov 2018

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Awarded23 Nov 2018

Value£717,260.00

SupplierGEO Kingsbury Machine Tools Limited

AgencyUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

RegionYorkshire and The Humber

CategoryManufacturing & Industrial

Ended 7y 9mo ago2mo term

Awarded 23 Nov 2018Expired 31 Jan 2019

About

The University of Sheffield awarded a contract to GEO Kingsbury Machine Tools Limited for the purchase of a Hermle C52UMT 5-axis vertical machining centre, including a power skiving retrofit, valued at £717,260.

The machine was originally provided to the AMRC on consignment, and with that arrangement ending, the university needed to retain the equipment for current and future committed projects.

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