Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Phenotyping Robot
Notice Description
Purchase of Phenotyping Robot
Lot Information
Lot 1
Under Regulation Reg 6(1)(b)(ii) of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition based on the following justification: Competition is absent for technical reasons (only if it is not caused by artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists) Explanation: This is a specialist piece of robotic equipment and there are no other suppliers available in the market to supply this type of equipment in the form factor required. The Phenotyping Robot with drop down RGB cameras (supplied by Small Robot Company) enables planned scouting across crops, the potential to understand plant development and magnitude in more detail, Gather complete dataset of high resolution images from entire growing seasons, Analyse images using AI system resulting in detailed data. The principal purpose of the contract is to acquire goods in connection with research undertaken by The National Robotarium and The James Hutton Institute.
Procurement Information
This is a specialist piece of robotic equipment and there are no other suppliers available in the market to supply this type of equipment in the form factor required. The Phenotyping Robot with drop down RGB cameras (supplied by Small Robot Company) enables planned scouting across crops, the potential to understand plant development and magnitude in more detail, Gather complete dataset of high resolution images from entire growing seasons, Analyse images using AI system resulting in detailed data. The principal purpose of the contract is to acquire goods in connection with research undertaken by The National Robotarium and The James Hutton Institute.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000705846
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP458253
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £147,193 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Sep 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Sep 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Richard Kinghorn
- Contact Email
- r.g.kinghorn@hw.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314513704
Buyer Location
- Locality
- RICCARTON, EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH14 4AP
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Pentland Hills
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP458253
Purchase of Phenotyping Robot - Purchase of Phenotyping Robot
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