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# HIVE Robotics Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hive-robotics-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04069d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council: "HIVE Robotics Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blaenau-gwent-county-borough-council-ons-w06000019)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 October 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Carousel storage and retrieval machines, System, storage and content management software package, Warehouse management system
- **Delivery Location:** UKL16
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £720,549 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hive-robotics-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04069d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04069d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hive-robotics-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04069d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hive-robotics-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04069d#participate

## Description
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invited Tenders for the supply and installation of the following:
- A tote bin storage and delivery system (1 unit required) with associated software/control system and collaborative autonomous mobile robot with roller conveyor system.
- 7 No. collaborative robot arms.
Refer Specification Requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42418400, 48780000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £750,000
- **Description:** Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council invited Tenders for the supply and installation in accordance with the stated specification requirements the following:
- A tote bin storage and delivery system (1 unit required) with associated software/control s...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 036041-2023-ECM_141217-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **RARUK Automation Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185010`
  - Value: £720,549 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 036041-2023-ECM_141217-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £720,549
  - Signed Date: 04/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036041-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-07T09:09:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T03:37:19.648Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04069d