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

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Boston Dynamics, Inc.2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Industrial robots

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 15 Feb 2021, 09:08 GMT
Last source update: 6 Apr 2021, 13:32 BST
Authority reference: UOS-19645-2021
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-006996
Classification (CPV): Industrial robots
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029312 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 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.

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: The University intends to enter into a contract on 1st March 2021. (SC Ref:649916)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 29 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Boston Dynamics, Inc.	£100,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Boston Dynamics, Inc.	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 006996-2021-UOS-19645-2021-1 · Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Signed
29 Mar 2021
Value
£100,000
Status
active
Contract 002987-2021-UOS-19645-2021-1 · Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Signed
10 Feb 2021
Value
£100,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sherriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Boston Dynamics, Inc.Awarded supplier 200 Smith St, Suite 4100, Watham, US, 02451

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.