Competitive Contract Award Notice

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CompetitiveContractNotice - GB-Middlesbrough: ERDF - Develop Games Engine Plug-ins for Cardboard Sword
1. Title: GB-Middlesbrough: ERDF - Develop Games Engine Plug-ins for Cardboard Sword
2. Awarding Authority:
Teesside University
Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BX, United Kingdom
Tel. 01642 218121, Email: tenders@tees.ac.uk, URL: www.tees.ac.uk
Attn: Procurement
3. Contract Type: Supplies
Sub Type: PURCHASE

4. Description: Video games. This is ERDF funded. Cardboard Sword would like to commission contractors to create tools (engine plugins) that will be owned by Cardboard Sword and used across multiple projects, requiring less time and cost on these elements for following projects. Specifically, we need to embed capabilities which will speed up the following development processes:

Lot 1 . Artificial Intelligence tools to speed up the development associated with autonomous characters or functions (i.e. AI enables enemies to act based on player actions / helps other vehicles drive according to player actions)

Lot 2 Audio Sampler (Tool) – enable the delivery of soundtracks / sound effects / music associated with the games and audio technology and tools
The contractors do not need to respond to both parts and can specify either Lot 1 or Lot 2 in their response.
5. CPV Codes:
37532000 - Video games.

6. NUTS Codes :
UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Tees Valley and Durham,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: 19.104
9. Awarded to:

Critical Failure
Esmeralda 973 Of502, Valparaíso, 973 Of502, Chile
Tel. +56997376891
Contact: Carlos Sebastian, Attn: Carlos Sebastian
Value Cost: 20,000
Is Awardee likely to subcontract?: No Awarded to SME?: Yes
Echolevel
292 Stamfordham Road, Westerhope, Newcastle, NE5 2LB, United Kingdom
Tel. 07941248665
Attn: Brendan Ratcliff
Value Cost: 10,000
Is Awardee likely to subcontract?: No Awarded to SME?: Yes
10. Date of Contract Award: 22/07/2020
11. Number of Tenders Received: 2
12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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TKR-2020723-PRO-16875633
Suitable for VCO: Yes
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 03/08/2020
Period of Work End date: 31/01/2021