Official UK procurement notice
Expansion of ExDES Teaching System
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExeter Digital Enterprise Systems (ExDES) lab is a key part of the engineering management research and PGT education, training students to generate and implement multi-disciplinary, advanced, and smart engineering applications in student-centred, and competence-orientated ways. ExDES currently consists in an Industry 4.0 demonstrator of 8 workstations, and AGV (Robotino) and a modelling & simulation multi-platform environment.
The requested goods are three more stations and a desktop computer that must be seamlessly integrated in the current configuration:
- A storage system;
- A robot assembly station;
- A human operated station;
- A desktop computer capable to process and manage the significant volume of data and the multi-platform simulation capabilities.
CPV: Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2022, 14:11 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2022, 14:11 BST
- Authority reference
UOE/2022/054/JU- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019426- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03528aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The existing system is controlled using the Festo MES4 application – a bespoke “Manufacturing Execution System” which distributes work orders to each part of the system, tracks products as they move around the system, and can make decisions about what to do in the event of work failures. The existing system works by tracking products, as they are moved around the system on “Pallets” which contain RFID chips, which are designed to be read/written by the Siemens/Turk RFID Read/Write heads, integrated into the conveyer belt line. The existing system communicates with the Robotino (AGV), and should provide suitable docking / exchange points. The existing system provides a digital twin via CIROS package.
The extension proposed is designed to integrate with and expand the existing system, must therefore, as a minimum requirement:
- Be tightly integrated with this specific MES4 application, and the PLC communication must conform the same API
- Have a compatible RFID Read/Write system, with the same physical characteristics, so the carrier can be passed between systems.
- Be compatible with the Robotino (AGV) docking system
- Have an available CIROS Model, to allow for simulation of the expanded system.
These are the reasons for which the procurement could be completed only from the supplier of the existing system.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIDACTIC SERVICES LIMITED | £268,821 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019426-2022-1 · DIDACTIC SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2022
- Value
- £268,821
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Didactic Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.