# Aerospace Composite Tooling Suite

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Bristol](/buyers/university-of-bristol/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Datum Tool Design Ltd
- Award value: £1,498,100
- Tender value: £1,498,100
- Award date: 26 July 2023
- Published: 26 July 2023
- Contract start: 26 July 2023
- Contract end: 31 December 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 061dd0ee-c53a-4751-9fad-91f04a689593-666279
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5559075-0b5a-4e68-ab55-0c37b4387d54

## Description

The National Composites Centre \(NCC\) is ran a multi-Lot tender for the procurement of a suite of composite tools for an aerospace project\. The two Lots available were: - ITT\_1261: Forming Tool \(Tender\) The NCC require the design, manufacture and supply of a tool for a forming manufacturing process using dry fibre non-crimp fabric \(NCF\) of a complex aerospace component\. The component is approximately 6000mm x 750mm and up to 20mm thick\. It is expected that process development will be carried out on the same tooling for a smaller component\. - ITT\_1263: RTM Tool \(Tender\) The NCC require the design, manufacture and supply of a tool for a Resin Transfer Moulding \(RTM\) manufacturing process of two complex Thermoset composite aerospace components\. The first component is approximately 6000mm x 750mm and up to 20mm thick, and the second at 1500mm x 650mm and up to 20mm thick\. The smaller component is a shorter version of the main component and will be used to develop and prove out the full-scale manufacturing process and tooling concept\. PLEASE NOTE: ITT\_1261 \(Forming Tool\) has not been awarded, due to budget restrictions and revisions in the technical requirements not yet fully defined\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/061dd0ee-c53a-4751-9fad-91f04a689593-666279)