United Kingdom-SALFORD: NERIC Robotic Equipment

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-022328/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)
National registration number: RC0666
Postal address: The Old Fire Station
Town: SALFORD
Postal code: M54WT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Olivia Ward
Email: O.H.Ward@salford.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: NERIC Robotic Equipment

Reference number: UoS/OW/21/22/QTR3/NERIC Robotic Equipment
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 42997300
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The North of England Robotic Innovation Centre (NERIC) is a newly formed specialist department within the University of Salford. NERIC is an £18 million project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Research England. It will serve as a hub for small to medium-sized companies (SMEs) looking to design, test and validate innovation in the rapidly growing area of robotics, automation and artificial intelligence. NERIC will support SME’s to implement robotic and automation solutions in many different sectors including healthcare delivery and technology development, manufacturing, acoustics, product design, built environment and infrastructure development and maintenance, and many others.
This initial request for tender is one of three tranches, with this first tranche aimed at long lead items and items for a food and manufacturing laboratory. Further tenders are expected to be published in the future for intelligent mobility, healthcare and green infrastructure laboratories.
This tender is split into seven Lots as outlined below. Suppliers can choose to submit bids for all Lots or alternatively may choose to only submit bids for particular Lots. The score given on one Lot will not impact the score given on another Lot as each Lot will be scored separately. The University of Salford reserves the right to award to one supplier for all Lots, or to multiple suppliers for different Lots. The University of Salford also reserves the right to award only some of the Lots or none at all. Collaboration between robotic original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and integrators is encouraged.
With a building set to open in September/October 2022, the group is looking to populate its labs with industrially relevant robotic and automation equipment including the equipment covered in the following Lots:
• Lot 1 Machining cell
• Lot 2 Pick and place cell 5
• Lot 3 Robotic welding cell 0
• Lot 4 Proximity based bin picking cell 7
• Lot 5 Two Collaborative robot demonstration trolleys 8
• Lot 6 Collaborative metrology trolley 9
• Lot 7 Robotic training cell Error! Reference source not found.
As NERIC is a department within the University of Salford, educational discounts will be applicable wherever possible (specifically base robots) with ongoing relationships sought. Examples may include but not limited to collaboration on robotic research issues, support of conferences/seminars in the dedicated NERIC Innovation Industrial Zone/seminar space and hosting of supplier/integrator events at the NERIC facility. Supplied equipment will be mainly used to demonstrate to SME’s in the Greater Manchester area.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:895439.21
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: Machining Cell
Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 42997300

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Machining Cell

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.1) Title: Pick and place cell
Lot No:2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 42997300

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Pick and place cell

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.1) Title: Robotic welding cell
Lot No:3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 42997300

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Robotic welding cell

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.1) Title: Proximity based bin picking cell
Lot No:4
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 42997300

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Proximity based bin picking cell

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.1) Title: Two Collaborative robot demonstration trolleys
Lot No:5
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 42997300

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Two Collaborative robot demonstration trolleys

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.1) Title: Collaborative metrology trolley
Lot No:6
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 42997300

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Collaborative metrology trolley

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.1) Title: Robotic training cell
Lot No:7
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 42997300

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Robotic training cell

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2022/S 000-008259
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Machining cell

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-07-22
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: CNC Robotics Ltd
National registration number: 7302136
Town: Bootle
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 174950
Total value of the contract/lot:174950
Currency:GBP
Lot No: 2, 3, 4 & 5
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-07-22
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: POMO Robotics
National registration number: SC686914
Town: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 548133.21
Total value of the contract/lot:548133.21
Currency:GBP
Lot No: 6
Title: Collaborative metrology trolley

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-07-22
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Measurement Solutions Limited
National registration number: 3554724
Town: Peterborough
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 172356
Total value of the contract/lot:172356
Currency:GBP
Lot No: 7
Title: Robotic training cell

A contract/lot is awarded no
V.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons(discontinuation of procedure)

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: University of Salford
Town: Salford
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-08-12