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Published 15 Jan 2021, 11:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Haptic Cobot System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published value£760,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2021awarded 18 Mar 2021
Awarded to The Shadow Robot Company Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, delivery and commissioning of a haptic cobot system for the National Manufacturing Institute for Scotland (NMIS).

CPV: Industrial robots

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Supply, delivery and commissioning of a haptic cobot system for NMISAwardedPublished value£760,000

Supply, delivery and commissioning of a haptic cobot system for NMIS. Solution required is a dual-arm, dual anthropomorphic end effector system, to be provided as a pre-configured, integrated unit. Solution provided must be a collaborative robotic system; able to operate in automatic mode whilst working with human operators in close proximity.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of suppliers 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 - Tenderers will be required to have a minimum average yearly turnover of GBP1,500,000.00 in each of the last three financial years.

    4B.5.1A - the Tenderer must maintain Professional Risk Indemnity insurance in the sum of not less than GBP2,000,000 in respect of any one incident and unlimited as to numbers of claims.

    4B.5.1b - the Tenderer must maintain Employer's (Compulsory) Liability insurance in the sum of not less than GBP10,000,000 in respect of any one incident and unlimited as to numbers of claims.

    4B.5.2 - the Tenderer must maintain Public Liability insurance in the sum of not less than GBP10,000,000 in respect of any one incident and unlimited as to numbers of claims.

  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide five (5) examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

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
15 Jan 2021, 11:16 GMT
Last source update
18 Mar 2021, 14:48 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Feb 2021 – …
Authority reference
UOS-19383-2021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005524
Classification (CPV)
Industrial robots
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028a9f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:648032)

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
Submission deadline
16 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Feb 2021 → 18 Mar 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    16 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 Mar 2021, 14:48 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Mar 2021, 14:48 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £738,9561 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Shadow Robot Company LtdSME£738,956 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Shadow Robot Company LtdAwarded supplier Unit 31 Spectrum House, 32-34 Gordon House Road, London, London, NW5 1LPContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.