Motion Actuator System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: South West (UKK41)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 8 May 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd have been chosen to provide a 6 degrees of freedom motion actuator system to fit on the existing Force Balance which is part of the wind tunnel that was also provided by Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd after a tender process.

The motion system needs to be designed to integrate the motion system hardware on to the existing force balance hardware. The software that controls the motion system must also be integrated into software that both controls the wind tunnel and records the data from the force balance. This software is written by Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd.

For this reason, Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd are the only supplier capable of supplying the equipment.

Please note this is a VEAT Notice, so there are no documents linked to this notice.

CPV: Wind turbines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

31121320 Wind turbines

Procedure terms & legal framework

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: 8 May 2024, 12:04 BST
Last source update: 8 May 2024, 12:04 BST
Authority reference: EW/UoP/Aerotech/2024
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-014646
Classification (CPV): Wind turbines
Delivery area: South West (UKK41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0457df Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The motion system needs to be designed to integrate the motion system hardware on to the existing force balance hardware. The software that controls the motion system must also be integrated into software that both controls the wind tunnel and records the data from the force balance. This software is written by Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 May 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aerodynamic Test Equipment LtdSMEFreedom motion Actuator system	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Freedom motion Actuator system · Aerodynamic Test Equipment LtdSME
Signed
8 May 2024
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£168,000 – £168,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Plymouth

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 1128013 Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, South West, PL4 8AAContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Aerodynamic Test Equipment LtdAwarded supplier Burwash Road, East Sussex, South East, TN218QZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.