The Supply and Delivery and Installation of an Industry 4.0 Demonstrator

Description

The Contracting Authority seeks to undertake a tender exercise to secure supplier(s) to supply, deliver and commission an Industry 4.0 demonstrator that will show the latest technologies in automation, robotics and digital connectivity to allow the successful adoption of the technologies by UK Manufactures. The Contracting Authority seeks to secure supplier(s) to supply, deliver and commission an Industry 4.0 demonstrator. The Contracting Authority anticipates awarding a contract to up to the top six (6) ranked evaluated Tenderers. The Contracting Authority at its entire discretion will reserve the right to award the contract to one (1) supplier, to multiple suppliers or to award the Contract in whole or in part.The Contracting Authority reserves the right to abandon the tender process prior to award. Given that the University seeks to obtain multiple demonstrators, suppliers intending to submit a bid must ensure their equipment will not occupy the full footprint of 10m by 10m detailed within the specification. In addition, potential suppliers shall note that their offered equipment must not exceed the value of 240,000.00 GBP. The value is set to ensure the budget will allow the purchase of multiple demonstrators under the contract. A decision on the number of suppliers to be awarded via this contract will be based on, the evaluation of tenderers against the published evaluation criteria, as well as the availability of space for individual demonstrators. The Contracting Authority requires a supplier that can fulfill the below non-exhaustive list of requirements: -The offered equipment must be installed and commissioned at NMIS by the awarded supplier(s). - The offered equipment must include automated elements such as movement of demonstration components and or similar. -Remote access to live web-based dashboards for NMIS staff will be enabled. - All data acquired and visualised within the demonstrator will be real data and will not be simulated or pre-generated virtually. -The awarded supplier will be required to support the University by assisting in the demonstration of the offered solution at a minimum of one (1) industry event. -The awarded supplier must provide, as a minimum, a thirty-six (36) month warranty on goods, inclusive of all parts, labour and shipping costs.