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Tender: Contract for the Supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation

Released 7 months ago

Closed30 Apr 2026

Est. valueEstimate£65K to £190K

LocationShaftesbury

AgencyQueen's University Belfast

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryManufacturing & Industrial

Submissions closedClosed Thu, 30 Apr 2026

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The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), led by Queen's University Belfast, is key to an exciting future for manufacturing in Northern Ireland, as an industry-led, open-access manufacturing and engineering innovation centre with state-of-the-art facilities and an expert engineering team, underpinned by academic excellence.   AMIC is expanding its core capabilities in Digital Factory, Smart Design, Sustainable Polymers and Composites Nanotechnology and Photonics. With a growing team of engineers and technologists (currently 50 strong) and building upon a track-record of collaboration with manufacturers it will deliver industry 4.0 solutions for industry. Supported through a £98M investment via Belfast Region City Deal, a 10,000m2 Factory of the Future facility will open at Global Point Newtownabbey in early 2026. The equipment being purchased is critical to the organisational strategy. As part of this project Queen’s University Belfast wish to procure a Femtosecond Laser Workstation.

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