Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea University
Procurement - VC's Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Contact person: Sue Davies
Telephone: +44 1792295890
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
etenderwales BravoSolution
Swansea
UK
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
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
Tender for ready-to-fly UAV System with Integrated VNIR and SWIR Hyperspectral and Lidar Sensors
Reference number: SU65(21)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35613000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The GEMEO (Global Environmental Modelling & Earth Observation) group is located at Swansea University’s Department of Geography in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Its research is focused on understanding how natural and man-made changes affect the biosphere using remote sensing data and environmental models. This current project will involve the detection and classification of coastal litter.
We require a ready-to-fly Unmanned-Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) system with fully-integrated co-aligned hyperspectral Visible and Near-Infrared (VNIR) and Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) (400 – 2500nm) and lidar sensors, along with in-flight data capture and storage system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The GEMEO (Global Environmental Modelling & Earth Observation) group is located at Swansea University’s Department of Geography in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Its research is focused on understanding how natural and man-made changes affect the biosphere using remote sensing data and environmental models. This current project will involve the detection and classification of coastal litter.
We require a ready-to-fly Unmanned-Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) system with fully-integrated co-aligned hyperspectral Visible and Near-Infrared (VNIR) and Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) (400 – 2500nm) and lidar sensors, along with in-flight data capture and storage system. To enable data to be captured to high geolocation accuracy, we require the system to be fitted with high performance GNSS/GPS and IMU.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 4
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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:
Yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/01/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
CY
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
22/01/2021
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Swansea University Procurement
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Category Manager using etenderwales BravoSolution
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The timescales of this tender are very tight where payment must be completed before 31st March 2021. Since our normal payment terms are 30 days from date of invoice, the successful supplier may be asked to issue their invoice on receipt of Purchase Order, to allow the payment cycle to be completed to meet the end of March payment deadline.
This tender is being conducted electronically via ITT 84939 on etenderwales BravoSolution and only tenders submitted via the BravoSolution website by the tender deadline can be considered.
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=106365
(WA Ref:106365)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/12/2020