Official UK procurement notice
A Collaborative Robot · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement of Collaborative Robot (Cobot) arm(s) and accessories to support the development and implementation of remote working capabilities for a range of hazardous activities undertaken by Dstl.
CPV: Industrial robots
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£350,000
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).
- Suitability
Russian and Belarusian Suppliers, Products and Services
Except as set out in PPN 01/22, the Authority will not be accepting Tenders that:
a. contain any Russian / Belarusian products and/or services; and/or
b. are linked to entities who are constituted or organised under the law of Russia or Belarus, or under the control (full or partial) of a Russian / Belarusian person or entity. Please note that this does not include companies:
- registered in the UK or in a country with which the UK has a relevant international agreement with reciprocal rights of access in the relevant field of public procurement; and/or
- which have significant business operations in the UK or in a country the UK has a relevant international agreement with reciprocal rights of access in the relevant field of public procurement.
Tenderers must confirm in writing that their Tender, including any element that may be provided by any part of the Contractor’s supply chain, does not contain any Russian / Belarusian products and/or services.
Tenderers must include provisions equivalent to those set out in this clause in all relevant Sub-Contracting Arrangements.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Oct 2024, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2024, 16:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
RQ0000052094- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034361- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b0a6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
In accordance with the Statement of Requirements (Annex A to Schedule 2 (SC2 Schedules)).
- Review procedure
Standstill Period
The Authority is allowing a space of ten (10) calendar days between the date of dispatch of the electronic notice of its decision to award a Contract to the successful Tenderer before entering into a Contract, known as the standstill period. The standstill period ends at 23:59 on the 10th day after the date the DEFFORM 158s are sent. If the 10th day is not a business day, the standstill period ends at 23:59 of the next business day.
Clarification Questions
Clarification Questions should be submitted via the Defence Sourcing Portal no later than 4th November 2024, 00:00 (BST). The Authority shall answer all questions submitted no later than 18th November 2024 00:00 (BST).
The Authority will automatically copy clarification questions and answers to all Tenderers, removing the names of those who have raised the clarification questions. If you wish the Authority to treat the clarification as confidential and not issue the response to all Tenderers, you must state this when submitting the clarification question and provide justification. If in the opinion of the Authority, the clarification is not confidential, the Authority will inform the Tenderer, who will have an opportunity to withdraw the question. If the clarification question is not withdrawn, the response will be issued to all Tenderers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Oct 2024 → 1 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published23 Oct 2024, 16:12 BST
- Submission deadline22 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until1 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- DSTL - CTS CommercialReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria