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Published 5 Sept 2024, 13:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Installation of Interactive Industry 4.0 Cyber Lab (HiVE Project)

Official notice

Authority: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£575,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2024
Contract term 3 moends 31 Jan 2025 · starts 11 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invites Tenders for the supply and installation of advanced engineering equipment comprising an interactive industry 4.0 cyber lab.

CPV: Electrical equipment and apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Authority is currently engaged in the construction of an Advanced Engineering… 3 moPublished value£575,000

The Authority is currently engaged in the construction of an Advanced Engineering Centre (called HiVE derived from the name High Value Engineering) in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent.

The Development will form part of Coleg Gwent’s Campus delivering educational needs in areas such as Digital Manufacturing, Composites Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Robotics.

It is anticipated that the development will be completed during the autumn of 2024.

The equipment identified within this tender will be utilised by Coleg Gwent to deliver the proposed curriculum.

The procurement comprises of an open procedure and a single award for the following equipment:

  • Supply, Installation and maintenance of an interactive Industry 4.0 cyber lab as per the published specification.
Contract period: 11 Nov 2024 – 31 Jan 2025 (3 mo)
Delivery: Wales · The HiVE Advanced Engineering Facility, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria as defined within the Tender Documentation: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria as defined within the Tender Documentation: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Sept 2024, 13:38 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2024, 13:38 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
itt_112827
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028422
Classification (CPV)
Electrical equipment and apparatus
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049855 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per tender documentation.

Publisher note: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity on Etenderwales. NB:You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means. E-Tender access information: -Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk -The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation. —The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation. —On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password. —The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page. —In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password. —Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation). —Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform. —The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00. Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: [email protected] —Tenders must be uploaded to the portal by 12:00 noon 14 October 2024. Late submissions will not be considered. How to find the ITT: —Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT's Open to all Suppliers'. —The E-tender reference for this contract is: ITT_112827. —Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender click the ‘Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers' area to the ‘My ITT's' on the home page. —You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification, technical and commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments' area. -Tenders are required to provide responses to: -the selection questionnaire within the Qualification Envelope (pass/fail); -the method statements within the Technical Envelope (scored); and -upload the requested pricing information to the Commercial Envelope (scored). —Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly — Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=144277 (WA Ref:144277)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Oct 2024, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Sept 2024 → 11 Nov 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    5 Sept 2024, 13:38 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    14 Oct 2024, 12:30 BST
  4. Contract starts
    11 Nov 2024

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services General Offices, Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale, Wales, NP23 6AAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria