Published date: 13 October 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial machinery - 42000000

  • Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery - 42990000

  • Industrial robots - 42997300

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

MT224145

Published date

13 October 2021

Closing date

12 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

26 November 2021

Contract end date

25 November 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Catapult requires a two-robot solution that enables testing and validation of capabilities for IOSM functions.
The IOSM facility will sit within a space of 21.6m (length) x 12.3m (wide) x 8m (height) within the Westcott Disruptive Innovation for Space Centre. Additional control rooms and laboratories will be available for preparation, experimentation and other activities.
The system will provide a nationally unique facility with two industrial type robots (one of which is mounted on a travel track) capable of representing equivalent motion in all axis and capable of supporting spacecraft (or scale representations) up to 50kg each.

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About the buyer

Contact name

James Morrison

Address

Electron Building, Fermi Avenue
Harwell
Didcot
OX11 0QR
England

Telephone

+44 1235567977

Email

James.Morrison@sa.catapult.org.uk