Published date: 7 October 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: 30 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial robots - 42997300

  • Automation system - 48921000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP435176037

Published date

7 October 2019

Closing date

30 October 2019

Contract start date

11 November 2019

Contract end date

10 November 2020

Contract type

Service 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

Quotations are invited for an experienced supplier in Robotics and Automation for the development of Cobots (Collaborative Robots) within the food manufacturing industry. The supplier will help the University to achieve the aims of the COTEMACO (Increase Competitiveness through Man and Machine Collaboration) project objectives, which is financed by Interreg North-West Europe, to encourage SMEs in food and automotive industries to implement collaborative robotics and digital technologies. This is a collaboration between the University of Lincoln and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, for a period of 1 year, to enhance the uptake of SME's to incorporate Cobots in their manufacturing process.

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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

Vasos Melides

Address

Campus Way
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
UK

Telephone

015228837188

Email

vmelides@lincoln.ac.uk