Published date: 5 May 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 May 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Specialty design services - 79930000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP687916033

Published date

5 May 2022

Closing date

20 May 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

13 June 2022

Contract end date

31 December 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is ERDF funded. Equinity Technology works to provide horse owners with the ability to monitor various outputs that enable owners to understand the horse's health and performance in detail. The British Equestrian Trade Association's National Equestrian Survey 2019 highlights new spending patterns and changing trends over the past five years and supports further investment into wearable technological aids. Equinity would like to develop a conductive electrode harness which is suitable for use with existing human heart rate monitors and fits existing girth straps and be specific for the equine anatomy.

The company would like to use standard issued heart rate monitor that have a studded design to be able to plug into the "designed harness" which incorporates two electrodes. The electrodes need to be highly conductive and waterproof, avoiding perishable materials. Positioning of electrodes need to be optimised for equine physiology and must be able to fit in existing girth straps.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Southfield Road
Middlesbrough
TS1 3BX
UK

Telephone

01642218121

Email

tenders@tees.ac.uk