UCDOPP5613 RFT to Establish a Single Supplier Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing System for UCD

University College Dublin ( UCD )

The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at University College Dublin wish to purchase a Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing System. The equipment is funded primarily by the I Form research centre, which focuses on the digitalisation of advanced manufacturing, with Additive Manufacturing (AM) as one of its exemplars. WAAM is an AM process that will complement our research in this area, focusing on modelling, digital twinning and sustainability.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-08-25

Who? What? Where?
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Procurement history
Date Document
2026-07-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-07-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: UCDOPP5613 RFT to Establish a Single Supplier Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing System for UCD
Reference number: UCDOPP5613
Short description:
The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at University College Dublin wish to purchase a Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing System. The equipment is funded primarily by the I Form research centre, which focuses on the digitalisation of advanced manufacturing, with Additive Manufacturing (AM) as one of its exemplars. WAAM is an AM process that will complement our research in this area, focusing on modelling, digital twinning and sustainability.
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Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 72 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-08-25 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-25 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8678993
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-25 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8678993
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-08-14 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University College Dublin ( UCD )
National registration number: CHY152
Postal address: Belfield, Dublin 4
Postal code: D04 V1W8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: turlough.kieran1@ucd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0035317167618 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.ucd.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ucd.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8678993 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8678993 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 138-502879 (2026-07-20)