Who Won It

Contract award · 10 Feb 2021

Legged mobile robot, capable of navigating stairs ways and oddly arranged terrain, facilitating safe traversal

University of Strathclyde awarded “Legged mobile robot, capable of navigating stairs ways and oddly arranged terrain…” to Boston Dynamics, Inc. for £100k on 10 Feb 2021. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIndustrial machineryScotland

BuyerUniversity of Strathclyde
Value £100k
WinnerBoston Dynamics, Inc.

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
University of Strathclyde · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Value
£100,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Industrial machinery · Industrial robots (CPV 42997300)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
002987-2021 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date10 Feb 2021
  2. Published15 Feb 2021Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

The University intends to award a contract under the negotiated procedure without prior publication under the provisions of regulation 33.1.b.ii of the prevailing legislation.

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