Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Installation of Interactive Industry 4.0 Cyber Lab (HiVE Project)
Authority: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invited Tenders for the supply, installation, maintenance and support of advanced engineering equipment comprising an interactive industry 4.0 cyber lab.
Following the conclusion of the tendering process, we are now progressing with the award of contract.
CPV: Electrical equipment and apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Authority is currently engaged in the construction of an Advanced Engineering…Awarded
The Authority is currently engaged in the construction of an Advanced Engineering Centre (called HiVE derived from the name High Value Engineering) in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent.
The Development will form part of Coleg Gwent’s Campus delivering educational needs in areas such as Digital Manufacturing, Composites Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Robotics.
It is anticipated that the development will be completed during the summer of 2025.
The equipment identified within this tender will be utilised by Coleg Gwent to deliver the proposed curriculum.
The procurement comprises of an open procedure and a single award for the following equipment:
- Supply, Installation and maintenance of an interactive Industry 4.0 cyber lab as per the published specification.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Criteria as defined within the Tender Documentation: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Criteria as defined within the Tender Documentation: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
As per tender documentation.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- 21 Feb 2025, 15:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2025, 10:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
itt_115893- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036664- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e719Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per tender documentation.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:152595)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Apr 2025, 12:30 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2025 → 2 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Apr 2025, 12:30 BST
- Contract starts1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published2 Jul 2025, 10:25 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2025, 10:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMC UK LTD | £574,452 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036664-2025-ECM_149519-1 · SMC UK LTD
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2024
- Value
- £574,452
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SMC UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria