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Published 30 Jun 2023, 12:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Twin · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

Framework agreementGoodsCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2023
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The University is undertaking will be a competitive procedure with negotiation.The intention is to invite options for procurement of a base framework for a Digital Twin as set out in the specifications, at a city scale. This will become a digital asset for Birmingham and the West Midlands region and a platform for accelerating the digital economy of the city and region.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is undertaking will be a competitive procedure with negotiation.The intention is to invite options for procurement of a base framework for a Digital Twin as set out in the specifications, at a city scale. This will become a digital asset for Birmingham and the West Midlands region and a platform for accelerating the digital economy of the city and region. It will be integrated with use cases envisaged as self-contained applications aligned with the themes of Air Quality, Energy systems and Infrastructure and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles and initially focused around the Tyseley Environmental Enterprise District(TEED) in East Birmingham. The aim is for this base framework to grow when further funding becomes available, so ensuring future proofing is essential to the design.The deadline for submitting clarifications for the SQ stage will be 14th July 2023 at 3PM.

CPV: Software package and information systems

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: West Midlands
Second stage: 1–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Digital Twin” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Jun 2023, 12:59 BST
Last source update
30 Jun 2023, 12:59 BST
Authority reference
FRAM573/23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018674
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
1 Aug 2023, 12:54 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

30 Jun 2023 → 11 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Jun 2023, 12:59 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Aug 2023, 12:54 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    11 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Birmingham

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Edgbaston, Birmingham, West MidlandsContact email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.