ActiveCube Refurbishment · UK public procurement notice

Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Awarded value£227,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Oct 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Virtalis Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of materials as well of refurbishment/repair of Aston's Virtual Reality CAVE. Direct award in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ((32.2(b) ii).

CPV: Miscellaneous equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Oct 2023, 16:19 BST
Last source update: 20 Oct 2023, 16:19 BST
Authority reference: 903
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-031098
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous equipment
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040de7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Original supplier of Virtual Reality CAVE. Repair/refurb required in-line with original specification required following unexpected damage.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £227,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Oct 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Virtalis Limited	£227,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 031098-2023-1 · Virtalis Limited
Signed
20 Oct 2023
Value
£227,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aston University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000904 Aston Triangle, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B47ETContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Virtalis LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04646508 Manchester, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.