Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
UK
Contact person: Mr Tony Weston
Telephone: +44 1212044311
E-mail: a.weston2@aston.ac.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.aston.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.aston.ac.uk
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
486 - Design, supply, delivery and installation of a Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Rig for the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology (GBS-IoT)
Reference number: DN453853
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The procurement of a suitably qualified, skilled and experienced supplier that will design and
deliver (where "delivery" includes the delivery, off-loading, installation, commissioning,
acceptance testing and hand over of) a cyber physical manufacturing rig and support
services solution for the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology (GBS-IoT).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement of a suitably qualified, skilled and experienced supplier that will design and
deliver (where "delivery" includes the delivery, off-loading, installation, commissioning,
acceptance testing and hand over of) a cyber physical manufacturing rig and support
services solution for the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology (GBS-IoT).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: As stated in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: As stated in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 10
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
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:
2021/S 000-009166
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/11/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
Didactic Services Ltd
07272600
55 Caswell Road, Brackmills Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN4 7PY
UK
NUTS: UKF24
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 689 021.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology (GBS-IoT)
Blossomfield Campus
Solihull
B91 1SB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/03/2022