CompositeBid — Early Access

Find the right composite manufacturer. Fast.

CompositeBid connects companies looking to outsource advanced composite manufacturing with specialist suppliers that have the capability and capacity to deliver.

Platform currently in development · Building the initial UK buyer and supplier network

Built for high-performance industries

Formula 1MotorsportAerospaceSpaceDefenceAdvanced Engineering

For buyers / 01

Need composite manufacturing capacity?

From an urgent prototype package to production overflow, start with a simple non-sensitive brief. We identify manufacturers aligned with the work.

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Tell us what you need

Submit the basic requirements for your manufacturing package.

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We match the requirement

CompositeBid identifies suitable manufacturers based on capability, processes and available capacity.

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Receive supplier interest

Suitable suppliers can then be introduced to discuss the package and quotation.

Place an RFQ
Founding supplier applications now open

Keep your composite facility busy.

Composite manufacturers experience peaks and troughs in workload. CompositeBid is being created to help suitable manufacturers discover additional subcontract manufacturing opportunities.

Your supplier profile records a broad current-capacity status. Use the separate capacity form for specific available dates, people, processes and equipment.

Find additional work

Discover manufacturing packages suited to your capabilities.

Fill spare capacity

Let CompositeBid know when you have production capacity available.

Stay focused

Only receive opportunities relevant to your processes and capabilities.

Process capability / 02

Specialist work. Precisely matched.

See the processes available across the network, then build your manufacturing brief around the work your package requires.

Pre-preg carbon fibre being laid into a precision mould
01Capability

Pre-preg Laminating

Precision hand lay-up for high-performance carbon-fibre parts.

Amber resin being applied to woven reinforcement during wet lay-up
02Capability

Wet Lay-Up

Flexible resin and reinforcement processes for tooling and components.

Open industrial autoclave used for composite processing
03Capability

Autoclave Processing

Controlled heat and pressure cycles for demanding laminates.

Precision mould used for manufacturing composite components
04Capability

Composite Tooling

Moulds, patterns and production tooling built for repeatability.

Composite parts held in fixtures during structural bonding
05Capability

Bonding & Assembly

Structural bonding and accurate assembly of finished parts.

A carbon fibre edge being carefully trimmed and finished
06Capability

Trimming & Finishing

Clean edges, drilled features and production-ready finishes.

Enclosed CNC machine cutting a composite panel
07Capability

Composite CNC Machining

Accurate machining for patterns, tooling and finished components.

Prototype carbon fibre component being measured and inspected
08Capability

Prototype Manufacturing

Fast, carefully inspected parts for development programmes.

A neat batch of finished carbon fibre components on production racks
09Capability

Low-Volume Production

Consistent small-batch manufacturing without mass-production overhead.

Industry focus / 03

Built for demanding programmes.

CompositeBid is focused on sectors where capability, quality, timing and confidentiality matter.

Formula 1 & Motorsport

Specialist prototype, tooling and low-volume production support for fast-moving programmes.

Aerospace

Composite manufacturing capability for appropriate non-sensitive aerospace requirements.

Space

Specialist supply-chain discovery for demanding space and launch applications.

Defence / MOD

Supplier discovery for non-classified, non-controlled manufacturing requirements only.

Automotive

Advanced composite support for performance, prototype and specialist production.

Advanced Engineering

Expert composite capability for technically demanding industrial applications.

Availability-led sourcing / 04

Have spare capacity?

CompositeBid is being designed not only around manufacturing capability, but around availability. Suppliers will be able to indicate when they have production capacity available, helping buyers identify manufacturers capable of taking on urgent or overflow work.

Register Capacity
AVAILABILITY

Confidentiality / 05

UK-first, confidentiality-conscious.

CompositeBid is launching for UK business-to-business enquiries. Public forms are for non-confidential summaries only and do not create an NDA or other duty of confidence.

Do not submit classified information, UK export-controlled technical data, US ITAR or EAR-controlled data, trade secrets, personal data you are not authorised to share, or material restricted by an NDA.

Before drawings, specifications or other protected know-how are exchanged, the relevant parties should sign a separate NDA and agree an approved secure disclosure process. Personal information is handled as described in the Privacy Notice.

Manufacturer network / 06

Work together. Get the job done.

Too much work? Spare capacity? Urgently need a material? CompositeBid helps specialist composite manufacturers support each other when production demands change.

Too much work

Find subcontract support.

Spare capacity

Turn quiet production time into new opportunities.

Urgent materials

Locate suitable material already held within the network.

Explore Work Together

Supplier portal / Demo

Work comes to you.

CompositeBid matches manufacturing opportunities with suppliers based on capability, location, certifications and available capacity.

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Keep your supplier profile updated

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Receive matched opportunities

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Express interest in suitable work

View Supplier Portal

CompositeBid network

Building the network for advanced composite manufacturing.