Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Room G010, John Owens Building, Oxford Road
MANCHESTER
M13 9PL
Contact
Jan Disley
Telephone
+44 1612753912
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD33 - Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/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/universityofmanchester/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
Integrated Control Systems Equipment and Software for Teaching and Research
Reference number
2021-1827-ICSE-AL-PC
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The University wishes to appoint a Contractor as The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester requires high standard integrated control systems equipment and digital twin software to be used for teaching and research in the area of control systems including but not limited to continuous and discrete-time PID control, state space, system identification, multivariable control (multiple-input, multiple-output system control), model predictive control, nonlinear control, optimal control, robust control and reinforcement control. The control systems equipment must be an integrated hardware system suitable for both classical and advanced control education and research. The digital twin software for the control systems equipment and other multiple virtual digital twin software for different control systems benchmark problems are required to allow the students and researchers to design controllers and analyse control systems performance in a software simulation environment; the equipment will be located at The University of Manchester.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance
The University of Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester requires high standard integrated control systems equipment and software to be used for teaching and research in the area of control systems. The control systems equipment must be an integrated hardware system suitable for both classical and advanced control education and research. Virtual digital twin software of the hardware is also required to allow the students and researchers to design controllers and analyse control systems performance in a software simulation environment. Furthermore, other virtual digital twin software of different control systems benchmark problems is also required to enable a wide portfolio of control systems research and teaching projects to be supervised. Multiple identical units of integrated control systems equipment are required.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
3 February 2022
End date
2 February 2032
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Please note that the University of Manchester is running this procurement under an Open Accelerated Procedure under Regulation 27(5) of the Public Contract Regulations. This is due to the state of urgency connected with the strict requirements for the start of the project.
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
8 December 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
8 December 2021
Local time
2:00pm
Place
The University of Manchester
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
University of Manchester staff
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
The High Court Justice of England
Stand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 address the remedies available to economic
operators. The University will incorporate a minimum 10 (ten) calendar day standstill period
in accordance with Regulation 87 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 prior to concluding the award of any contract pursuant to this notice.