Haption Virtuoso 6D TAO · UK public procurement notice

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 9 Feb 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Haption SA

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Haption Virtuoso 6D TAO haptic controller

CPV: Industrial robots

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East · Culham

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Feb 2023, 11:24 GMT
Last source update: 23 Feb 2023, 11:24 GMT
Authority reference: JNCA/PJP006/23
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-005402
Classification (CPV): Industrial robots
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a7b9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The authority undertook an assessment of available solutions evaluating 7 devices which provided minimum of 6 degrees of freedom with the conclusion that only the Haption Virtuoso 6D TAO could meet the technical requirements. The assessment included evaluation against the following; minimum of 6 degrees of freedom, update rate of greater than 1KHz for haptic rendering, Force and Torque feedback.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Feb 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Haption SASME	€151,600 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Haption Virtuoso 6D TAO haptic controller · Haption SASME
Signed
9 Feb 2023
Value
€151,600
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

1 commercial party on the notice

Haption SAAwarded supplier Atelier Relais ZA Route de Laval 53210 Soulgé s/ Ouette France, Soulgé, FR

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.