Published date: 14 December 2022

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: 13 January 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial robots - 42997300

  • Industry specific software package - 48100000

  • Industrial control software package - 48150000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

MT228280

Published date

14 December 2022

Closing date

13 January 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

23 January 2023

Contract end date

24 March 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 IOSM Robotics Facility at the Westcott Venture Park offers capabilities that allow companies and institutes the ability to perform representative IOSM operations. Primarily utilising a pair of robotic arms mounted on low friction rails simulating low gravity environments for spacecraft, the facilities will allow the Catapult to test and validate capability for both those who may operate in orbit and those who will control spacecraft performing IOSM functions. Supporting the facility is a secondary robotic laboratory for development and testing of concepts and a virtual engineering environment consisting of simulation and digital twin software, virtual reality headsets and ancillary equipment.
Scope
The haptic device is expected to offer the following features:
- 6 degrees of freedom (3x translational, 3x rotational); all to be active
- 1 active gripping degree of freedom (to enable gripping mechanisms directly from the haptic device)
- Resolutions to be:
- translation < 0.01 mm
- rotation 0.09 deg
- grasping 0.006 m
- Payload forces to be a minimum of:
- translation 10 N
- Interface: manufacturers standard but expected to be compatible with Universal Robot e-series, Polyscope 5.9 and above
- Power supply: 240V AC 50Hz
- Software: to be compatible with Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu Linux, Python, MatLab Simulink & ROS
- Device should be free standing without the need for additional support (if this is not the case, the supplier must state this and include for a support stand)
The supplier is expected to include in their offer:
- Haptic device
- Support stand (if required)
- Necessary cabling to connect power and the haptic device to a host PC/device
- Delivery to the address shown
- All software (and associated APIs) to include perpetual licensing consideration
- User documentation
- Warranty for 1 year

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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