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# QUB/2637/24 Contract for the Supply and Delivery of an Experimental Self-Driving (Autonomous Vehicle) Research Platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2637-24-contract-for-the-supply-and-delivery-of-an-experimental-self-driving-autonomou-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2637/24 Contract for the Supply and Delivery of an Experimental Self-Driving (Autonomous Vehicle) Research Platform". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Nov 2024, 12:54 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 November 2024 at 12:54 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electric vehicles, Special-purpose motor vehicles, Specialist vehicles, Vehicle conversion kits
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b2be`

## 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/qub-2637-24-contract-for-the-supply-and-delivery-of-an-experimental-self-driving-autonomou-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2be#tl-md)

## Description
Queen’s University Belfast aims to purchase an autonomous vehicle platform to support research, development, and testing of connected autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies and services. This platform is required to allow flexibility and interchangeability of its sensing and computing units to enable Queen’s researchers to test those manufactured by various vendors.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34114000, 34144000, 34144900, 34328200
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 040549-2024-QUB/2597/24-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Level Five Supplies**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132917`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 040549-2024-QUB/2597/24-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 16/12/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040549-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-17T10:13:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:16:49.439Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b2be