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Bassetlaw District Council - Purchase of AI Research Sensors

  • Bassetlaw District Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-026996

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04935c

Published 23 August 2024, 10:50am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Bassetlaw District Council

Bassetlaw District Council, Queen's Buildings, Potter Street,

Worksop

S80 2AH

Contact

Charlotte Highcock

Email

chighcock@melton.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about-us/contact-the-council/contact-and-find-us/

Buyer's address

https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about-us/contact-the-council/contact-and-find-us/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Bassetlaw District Council - Purchase of AI Research Sensors

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73210000 - Research consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Bassetlaw District Council intend to conduct a research project, under the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) consortia project, Alchemai. Alchemai aims to pilot a novel method of designing capital-based decarbonisation projects through a collaboration between building data, AI, and architectural specialists.

To progress this project, the Council will need to install a set of sensors across pre-decided buildings in our estate, meeting our first UKRI approved work package. The chosen kit from the consortia is a specific sensor provided by Atamate, which is a data-packed device that will provide the consortia partners with an exceedingly granular dataset to further analyse the buildings.

The proposed supplier is Atamate Building Intelligence, Celtic House, Caxton Place, Penwyn, Cardiff, CF23 8HA.

Within the approved project plan by the UKRI, Atamate are required as part of their work package to deploy the monitoring equipment (the sensors), monitor the data on an ongoing basis and to facilitate the integration of the live data into the Atamate tool.

The purchase of this equipment is currently costed at £204,720, which is under the approved UKRI budget (£208,000).

It is the Council's reasoned opinion that there is no other available or suitable supplier for this project and therefore, it is the intention to direct award this project to the aforementioned supplier.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £204,720

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
Main site or place of performance

Bassetlaw District

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Bassetlaw District Council intend to conduct a research project, under the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) consortia project, Alchemai. Alchemai aims to pilot a novel method of designing capital-based decarbonisation projects through a collaboration between building data, AI, and architectural specialists.

To progress this project, the Council will need to install a set of sensors across pre-decided buildings in our estate, meeting our first UKRI approved work package. The chosen kit from the consortia is a specific sensor provided by Atamate, which is a data-packed device that will provide the consortia partners with an exceedingly granular dataset to further analyse the buildings.

The proposed supplier is Atamate Building Intelligence, Celtic House, Caxton Place, Penwyn, Cardiff, CF23 8HA.

Within the approved project plan by the UKRI, Atamate are required as part of their work package to deploy the monitoring equipment (the sensors), monitor the data on an ongoing basis and to facilitate the integration of the live data into the Atamate tool.

The purchase of this equipment is currently costed at £204,720, which is under the approved UKRI budget (£208,000).

It is the Council's reasoned opinion that there is no other available or suitable supplier for this project and therefore, it is the intention to direct award this project to the aforementioned supplier.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Within the approved project plan by the UKRI, Atamate are required as part of their work package to deploy the monitoring equipment (the sensors), monitor the data on an ongoing basis and to facilitate the integration of the live data into the Atamate tool.

The purchase of this equipment is currently costed at £204,720, which is under the approved UKRI budget (£208,000).

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Atamate Building Intelligence

Celtic House, Caxton Place, Penwyn,

Cardiff

CF23 8HA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Companies House

07130716

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £204,720


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Welland Procurement Unit Melton Borough Council

Parkside, Station Street

Melton Mowbray

LE13 1GH

Email

chighcock@melton.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom