Published date: 24 May 2022

This notice was replaced on 26 September 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 26 September 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Printers and plotters - 30232100

  • Industrial robots - 42997300

Location of contract

M5 4WT

Value of contract

£750,000

Procurement reference

UoS/OW/21/22/QTR4/NERIC Equipment Wave 2

Published date

24 May 2022

Closing date

24 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 July 2022

Contract end date

24 September 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 request for tender is the second of three tranches, aimed at furnishing our food and manufacturing, intelligent mobility, and services laboratories.

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

More information

Links

Additional text

Full tender documentation can be accessed via InTend. All tender queries must be made via InTend.

About the buyer

Contact name

Olivia Ward

Address

Maxwell Building
SALFORD
M54WT
England

Email

O.H.Ward@salford.ac.uk

Website

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