Published date: 5 April 2019

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: 13 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial machinery - 42000000

  • Lifting and handling equipment - 42410000

  • Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery - 42900000

    • Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery - 42990000

Location of contract

SR1 3SD

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

UOS/SAM RobotTech/0419

Published date

5 April 2019

Closing date

13 May 2019

Contract start date

1 June 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2020

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?

Yes

Description

The University has a requirement and would like to procure the following:-

LOT 1: Robot Technology Demonstrator
Quoted Systems Should address:
o A single 6 axis robot portable self-contained demonstration cell
o Capability to be run form a standard 3 pin power outlet (single phase 240V)
o Contain all services required to run demonstrations

LOT 2: Authority Robotic Automation Line
Quoted Systems Should address:

The requirement is for a multi robot automated production line that will be capable of demonstrating automated production of a product/example of the supplier's choice that requires a range of different tasks to be performed by robots at multiple cells/stations. The requirement is to supply a system that is open, flexible, SME friendly, and suitable for knowledge transfer on advanced and flexible manufacture to a range of SME manufacturers in the North East using the most common applications encountered in industry as a demonstration automated line. This is not to be a production facility but should demonstrate the assembly of a particular item of the suppliers' choice and should come equipped with adequate materials to run the line in automatic production mode for an extended period (30 minutes' production) (manual stock replenishment permitted to demonstrate other lean principles such as Kanban etc.).

More information

Links

Additional text

Expression of interest and tender documents via the University of Sunderland E-Portal.
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsunderland/aspx/Home

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

ERDF Funded

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Peter Cogan

Address

City Campus
Chester Road
Sunderland
SR1 3SD
United Kingdom

Telephone

0191 515 2470

Email

peter.cogan@sunderland.ac.uk

Website

http://services.sunderland.ac.uk/finance/sections/procurement/