Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
General Offices, Steelworks Road
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6DN
UK
Telephone: +44 1495311556
E-mail: corporate.procurement2@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0278
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply and Installation of Interactive Industry 4.0 Cyber Lab (HiVE Project)
Reference number: itt_115893
II.1.2) Main CPV code
31600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invited Tenders for the supply, installation, maintenance and support of advanced engineering equipment comprising an interactive industry 4.0 cyber lab.
Following the conclusion of the tendering process, we are now progressing with the award of contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
574 452.34
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
Main site or place of performance:
The HiVE Advanced Engineering Facility, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 summer of 2025.
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria as defined within the Tender Documentation
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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.1.8) Information about 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:
2025/S 000-006917
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ECM_149519
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SMC UK LTD
SMC, Vincent Avenue
Milton Keynes
MK8 0AN
UK
Telephone: +44 7769640843
NUTS: UK
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:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 574 452.34
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:152595)
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
02/07/2025