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Published 24 Jan 2022, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply and Delivery and Installation of an Industry 4.0 Demonstrator

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£720,000exc. VAT43.2% below final estimate
Submissions closed 23 Feb 2022awarded 24 Mar 2022
Awarded to Beckhoff Automation Ltd, Insphere Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority seeks to undertake a tender exercise to secure supplier(s) to supply, deliver and commission an Industry 4.0 demonstrator that will show the latest technologies in automation, robotics and digital connectivity to allow the successful adoption of the technologies by UK Manufactures.

CPV: Industrial machinery · Installation services of general-purpose machinery and equipment · Installation services of laboratory equipment · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Contracting Authority seeks to secure supplier(s) to supply, deliver and…Awarded

The Contracting Authority seeks to secure supplier(s) to supply, deliver and commission an Industry 4.0 demonstrator. The Contracting Authority anticipates awarding a contract to up to the top six (6) ranked evaluated Tenderers. The Contracting Authority at its entire discretion will reserve the right to award the contract to one (1) supplier, to multiple suppliers or to award the Contract in whole or in part.The Contracting Authority reserves the right to abandon the tender process prior to award. Given that the University seeks to obtain multiple demonstrators, suppliers intending to submit a bid must ensure their equipment will not occupy the full footprint of 10m by 10m detailed within the specification. In addition, potential suppliers shall note that their offered equipment must not exceed the value of 240,000.00 GBP. The value is set to ensure the budget will allow the purchase of multiple demonstrators under the contract. A decision on the number of suppliers to be awarded via this contract will be based on, the evaluation of tenderers against the published evaluation criteria, as well as the availability of space for individual demonstrators. The Contracting Authority requires a supplier that can fulfill the below non-exhaustive list of requirements:

-The offered equipment must be installed and commissioned at NMIS by the awarded supplier(s).

  • The offered equipment must include automated elements such as movement of demonstration components and or similar.

-Remote access to live web-based dashboards for NMIS staff will be enabled.

  • All data acquired and visualised within the demonstrator will be real data and will not be simulated or pre-generated virtually.

-The awarded supplier will be required to support the University by assisting in the demonstration of the offered solution at a minimum of one (1) industry event.

-The awarded supplier must provide, as a minimum, a thirty-six (36) month warranty on goods, inclusive of all parts, labour and shipping costs.

Delivery: Scotland · National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    4B.1.2 Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 480,000.00 GBP for the last 3 years.

    4B.5.1a - 4B.5.3 Insurances

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded:

    contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10m GBP

    Public and Product Liability Insurance = 10m GBP

    Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = NOT USED

    In respect of any one incident and unlimited as to number of claims, and adequate insurances covering all the Contractor's other liabilities

    in terms of the Contract.

  • Technical & professional ability

    4.C 1.2. Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the supplies as

    described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

    Please provide a minimum of three (3) examples of experience of supply and delivery of the equipment as detailed within the specification

    over the last three (3) years.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
24 Jan 2022, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
31 Mar 2022, 11:20 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
UOS-22362-2021
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008653
Classification (CPV)
Industrial machineryInstallation services of general-purpose machinery and equipmentInstallation services of laboratory equipmentMiscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030e9a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:688544)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Feb 2022 → 31 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    31 Mar 2022, 11:20 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2022, 11:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £409,1001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1613 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Beckhoff Automation Ltd, Insphere LtdSMEjoint award£409,100 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad13——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 George Street, Procurement Department, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1QEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Beckhoff Automation Ltd.Awarded supplier Arx House, The Technology Centre, James Watt Avenue, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, Scotland, G75 0QDContact phone
  • Insphere LtdAwarded supplier Bristol and Bath Science Park, Emersons Green, Bristol, South West, BS16 7FRContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.