Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Centre For Process Innovation
Discovery 2, William Armstrong Way, NETPark
Sedgefield
TS21 3FH
UK
Telephone: +44 01740625716
E-mail: e-tendering@uk-cpi.com
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.uk-cpi.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: 10
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Building CPI’s capability in industrial connectivity, Federated Learning and data science methodologies
Reference number: 3264
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this tender is to demonstrate CPI’s capability in data analytics and Federated Learning by supplying an analytics-enabling data infrastructure for a plastics recycling rig (Lot 1), and a complete Federated Learning platform (Lot 2), initially orientated towards furnace applications which is deployable at different sites/locations. These lots are to be supplemented by a training programme CPI has identified in support of these activities (Lot 3). This tender is split into three lots where are described in detail in the Technical Requirements section and accompanying URB’s.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Federated Learning Platform
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The intended outcome from this lot is a Federated Learning platform that allows machine learning (ML) modelling of data from industrial assets and plants. The platform should allow building of ML models on the edge without the need to share data.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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.2.14) Additional information
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Provision of training on standardisation of model development, version control, documentation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The intended outcome for this lot is the provision of training in data scientific approaches. The target audience of the training are general scientists (typically chemists / chemical engineers, trained to PhD level or graduates with several years’ experience) with good understanding of data science and python coding, but no formal training. The focus of the training should be on practical approaches and robust procedures that can be implemented at CPI.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2024/S 000-010338
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 3264
Title: Federated Learning Platform
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
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
OctaiPipe Ltd
124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
UK
NUTS: UKI43
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: 3264
Title: Provision of training on standardisation of model development, version control, documentation
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
King’s Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
UK
NUTS: UKC2
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:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Centre for Process and Innovation
Wilton Centre, Wilton, Redcar, TS10 4RF
Wilton
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/04/2025