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Legged mobile robot, capable of navigating stairs ways and oddly arranged terrain, facilitating safe traversal

Industrial robots
Scotland (UKM82)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: University of Strathclyde: "Legged mobile robot, capable of navigating stairs ways and oddly arranged terrain, facilitating safe traversal". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of StrathclydeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for University of Strathclyde. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.1Bids / Report
43.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 69 active published awards; 51 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of Strathclyde
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Apr 2021, 13:32 BST
Last source update6 Apr 2021, 13:32 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationIndustrial robots
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-029312
What is being bought
The University intends to award a contract under the negotiated procedure without prior publication under the provisions of regulation 33.1.b.ii of the prevailing legislation.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    6 Apr 2021, 13:32 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    15 Feb 2021, 09:08 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    15 Feb 2021, 09:08 GMT
  4. Buyer information updated
    15 Feb 2021, 09:08 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The University intends to award a contract under the negotiated procedure without prior publication under the provisions of regulation 33.1.b.ii of the prevailing legislation.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Apr 2021, 13:32 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 29 Mar 2021, 00:00 BST · £100,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£100,000 · signed 29 Mar 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authority GB-FTS-218
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  • University of Strathclyde
    buyer

    40 George Street, Procurement Department, Glasgow, UKM82, G1 1QE
    david.waddell@strath.ac.uk

  • Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    supplier

    200 Smith St, Suite 4100, Watham, US, 02451

  • Glasgow Sherriff Court
    reviewBody

    Glasgow
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe equipment to be procured must be a legged mobile robot, capable of navigating stairs ways and oddly arranged terrain, facilitating safe traversal. The identified system is evidenced to have a unique capability, as evidenced by the following patents: US9259838 - Systems and Methods for Ground Plane Estimation, US9804600 - Systems and Methods for Ground Plane Estimation, US9499219 - Touch-down Sensing for Robotic Devices, US9908240 - Ground Plane Compensation and US10528051 – Auto-height swing adjustment.