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Published 6 Jul 2021, 09:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of a Smart workbench

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£492,000exc. VAT0.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Aug 2021awarded 1 Oct 2021
Awarded to Industrial Vision Systems LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for a Supply of a smart workbench on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Wales.The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Cymru, requires a smart workstation (a.k.a intelligent workstation; smart work bench; etc.) for use as a general technology demonstrator and for use on variety of projects. The intended use for the smart bench is to incorporate and make use of the technologies detailed in this document, for tasks such as assembly with the aid of work instructions given on a computer screen with instant feedback; or to inspect components for defects with the use of a machine vision system. The system should be flexible enough to deal with different sizes, shapes, and complexities of components on the workbench. The system will also be used for general research into smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and further technology integration.

CPV: Machine tools · Special-purpose machine tools

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Supply of a smart workbenchAwarded
Delivery: Wales · Broughton, Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
42600000 Machine tools42611000 Special-purpose machine tools

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
6 Jul 2021, 09:59 BST
Last source update
4 Oct 2021, 14:02 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
2999/010.JN.CYMRU.21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024605
Classification (CPV)
Machine toolsSpecial-purpose machine tools
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c3fe Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek a further debriefing before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract cannot be resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action should be brought promptly (generally within 30 days).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: ES
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
10 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
es
Bids opened
10 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗

Timeline

10 Aug 2021 → 4 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Oct 2021, 14:02 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Oct 2021, 14:02 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £487,8601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Industrial Vision Systems LTDSME£487,860 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Sheffield, AMRC

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Catcliffe, Yorkshire & Humber, S60 5TZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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