Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Bristol
4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane
Bristol
BS1 5DS
Telephone
+44 01179289000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Reality Emulator Sub Systems x 5 Tenders
Reference number
2020/S 252-638104
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice covers the following 5 tenders which were open to Suppliers:
Estimated Values are as follows:
Immersive Sub System - £1.5m
Data Sub System - £337,500
Network System - £ 1.2m
Compute Sub System - £860,000
Management, Monitoring, and Integration Sub System - £800,000
Due to internal and unforeseen changes, these tenders were not awarded.
The Contract Notice was published prior to the 1st of January 2021 therefore there is no corresponding Find a Tender Notice
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Reality Emulator is a unique combined physical and virtual environment providing the capability to study complex sociotechnical systems at different scales, in different contexts, and at different stages. A key requirement of the RE is the use of diverse real-world data sets generated in real-time, over time and at scale, that can be emulated, integrated and synthetically scaled to provide conditions for prospective research on digital innovation and intervention.
The Reality Emulator is composed of four equipment sub systems, integrated through an integration, management and monitoring layer:
• Immersive Sub System: provides interactive multi-user virtual and augmented reality experiences.
• Data Sub System: ingests and outputs media and data feeds, performs batch and real-time data processing, supplies, and stores archived data.
• Compute Sub System: executes models of real-world phenomena on a mixture of CPU, GPU and programmable hardware.
• Network Sub System: a programmable substrate for communications within the RE on the University of Bristol sites and to and from remote hubs and mobile devices.
There will also be a Management and Monitoring and Integration Sub System & integration partner: the unified integration of all Sub Systems that constitute the Reality Emulator enabling a single ‘pane of glass’ for monitoring and managing the RE as a whole Service.
This advert covers all 5 tender opportunities which are running simultaneously (same details apply)
THESE TENDERS WERE NOT AWARDED. This is due to internal changes and events which were unforeseen. The University has subsequently re evaluated it's requirements and will be shortly re-tendering this opportunity via a different procurement.
This notice serves only to notify the outcome of these first tender exercises.
Please see Prior Information Notice 2021-041723 or contact the Procurement Manager via the email provided for further information on the new opportunity.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: As per tender documents / Weighting: As per tender documents
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Extension option
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 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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 252-638104
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Bristol
4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane
Bristol
BS1 5DS
Country
United Kingdom