Published date: 28 March 2022

This notice was replaced on 12 August 2022

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Awarded contract (published 12 August 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial robots - 42997300

Location of contract

M5 4WT

Value of contract

£834,000

Procurement reference

UoS/OW/21/22/QTR3/NERIC Robotic Equipment

Published date

28 March 2022

Closing date

28 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 May 2022

Contract end date

24 October 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The North of England Robotic Innovation Centre (NERIC) is a newly formed specialist department within the University of Salford. NERIC is an £18 million project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Research England. It will serve as a hub for small to medium-sized companies (SMEs) looking to design, test and validate innovation in the rapidly growing area of robotics, automation and artificial intelligence. NERIC will support SME's to implement robotic and automation solutions in many different sectors including healthcare delivery and technology development, manufacturing, acoustics, product design, built environment and infrastructure development and maintenance, and many others.

This initial request for tender is one of three tranches, with this first tranche aimed at long lead items and items for a food and manufacturing laboratory.

For full tender information and to express an interest please visit our InTend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home

More information

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Additional text

For full tender information and to express an interest please visit our InTend portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Olivia Ward

Address

The Old Fire Station
SALFORD
M54WT
England

Email

O.H.Ward@salford.ac.uk

Website

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