Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
UK
E-mail: k.aird@bham.ac.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Digital Twin
Reference number: FRAM573/23
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The University is undertaking will be a competitive procedure with negotiation.The intention is to invite options for procurement of a base framework for a Digital Twin as set out in the specifications, at a city scale. This will become a digital asset for Birmingham and the West Midlands region and a platform for accelerating the digital economy of the city and region. It will be integrated with use cases envisaged as self-contained applications aligned with the themes of Air Quality, Energy systems and Infrastructure and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles and initially focused around the Tyseley Environmental Enterprise District(TEED) in East Birmingham. The aim is for this base framework to grow when further funding becomes available, so ensuring future proofing is essential to the design.The deadline for submitting clarifications for the SQ stage will be 14th July 2023 at 3PM.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG31
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University is undertaking will be a competitive procedure with negotiation.The intention is to invite options for procurement of a base framework for a Digital Twin as set out in the specifications, at a city scale. This will become a digital asset for Birmingham and the West Midlands region and a platform for accelerating the digital economy of the city and region. It will be integrated with use cases envisaged as self-contained applications aligned with the themes of Air Quality, Energy systems & Infrastructure and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles and initially focused around the Tyseley Environmental Enterprise District(TEED) in East Birmingham. The aim is for this base framework to grow when further funding becomes available, so ensuring future proofing is essential to the design.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: na
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/08/2023
Local time: 12:54
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
11/09/2023
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/06/2023