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Published 29 Sept 2023, 12:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HIVE Robotics Tender · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£750,000exc. VAT3.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2023awarded 4 Dec 2023
Awarded to RARUK Automation Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invited Tenders for the supply and installation of the following:

  • A tote bin storage and delivery system (1 unit required) with associated software/control system and collaborative autonomous mobile robot with roller conveyor system.
  • 7 No. collaborative robot arms.

Refer Specification Requirements.

CPV: Carousel storage and retrieval machines · System, storage and content management software package · Warehouse management system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council invited Tenders for the supply and installation…AwardedPublished value£750,000

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council invited Tenders for the supply and installation in accordance with the stated specification requirements the following:

  • A tote bin storage and delivery system (1 unit required) with associated software/control system and collaborative autonomous mobile robot with roller conveyor system.
  • 7 No. collaborative robot arms.

Refer Specification Requirements.

NB: this contract is time sensitive, and delivery and installation must be completed by the 13th May 2024 (or 26 weeks from placement of order).

Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2023, 12:48 BST
Last source update
7 Dec 2023, 09:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
itt_105885
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036041
Classification (CPV)
Carousel storage and retrieval machinesSystem, storage and content management software packageWarehouse management system
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04069d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per tender documentation.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:137035)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Oct 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Oct 2023 → 7 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2023, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Dec 2023, 09:09 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Dec 2023, 09:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £720,5491 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RARUK Automation Ltd£720,549 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services General Offices, Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale, Wales, NP23 6AAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RARUK Automation LimitedAwarded supplier Unit 14, Old Bridge Way, Shefford, East of England, SG175HQContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria