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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Autonomous Guided Vehicles

Transport EquipmentCPV 34144000 42000000
Value£60k
Awarded27 Aug 2018
Published12 Sept 2018
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£60ktotal contract value
median £102k
this tender£0£2.9m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Transport Equipment band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

2069/396/MY/IMG/18 - Autonomous Guided Vehicles The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for the supply, installation and commissioning of two autonomously guided vehicles (AGVs) on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, IMG Group at Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.

Scope of Requirement These devices are for use within the AMRC Factory 2050 building and will be used for research projects developing the uses and application for AGV within a range of high-value manufacturing industries.

It should be recognised that the AMRC is a non-profit making research facility.

It is expected that suppliers will provide long term support for the equipment at limited or no cost including application engineering Tender Process and Documentation: This procurement is an non-EU open procedure carried out in accordance with the Regulations (Public Contracts Regulations 2015).

The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

Closing date for receipt of tenders: 28th August 2018 at 12 noon (UK time).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The University of Sheffield wishes to invite

The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for the supply, installation and commissioning of two autonomously guided vehicles (AGVs) on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, IMG Group at Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.

02

It should be recognised that the AMRC

It should be recognised that the AMRC is a non-profit making research facility.

03

It is expected that suppliers will provide

It is expected that suppliers will provide long term support for the equipment at limited or no cost including application engineering.

04

If you have any questions or comments

If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield.

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Completed tenders must be returned through

Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

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Source & provenance
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Stage
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Source
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