Opportunity

Automated Factory for Industry 4.0

  • City of Sunderland College

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-001920

Published 19 January 2024, 1:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City of Sunderland College

Bede Campus

Sunderland

SR3 4AH

Contact

Procurement

Email

sam.hammond@educationpartnershipne.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1915116000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC23 - Sunderland

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sunderlandcollege.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nessp/aspx/Home

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nessp/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Automated Factory for Industry 4.0

Reference number

SUN REF 130

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 39162000 - Educational equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

As part of EPNE’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) the college have a requirement for the provision of an Automated Factory for Industry 4.0. Our Engineering and Manufacturing department are keen to provide new experiences to our students. Students and users will be trained and prepared to work, providing them a valid insight into Industrial IoT environments and highly digitized and automated factories. The system will reduce the gap between academia and industrial IoT factories, by utilising industry standard components, practices, and operations.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £370,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 39162000 - Educational equipment
  • 39162100 - Teaching equipment
  • 42000000 - Industrial machinery
  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC23 - Sunderland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

As part of EPNE’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) the college have a requirement for the provision of an Automated Factory for Industry 4.0. Our Engineering and Manufacturing department are keen to provide new experiences to our students. Students and users will be trained and prepared to work, providing them a valid insight into Industrial IoT environments and highly digitized and automated factories.The system will reduce the gap between academia and industrial IoT factories, by utilising industry standard components, practices, and operations.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £370,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

3

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

9 February 2024

Local time

4:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

19 February 2024

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Sunderland


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

City of Sunderland College

Bede Campus

Sunderland

SR3 4AH

Country

United Kingdom