Published date: 7 January 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 19 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

£154,945

Procurement reference

MT224976

Published date

7 January 2022

Closing date

19 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

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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Award information

Awarded date

13 December 2021

Contract start date

13 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£154,945

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Kuka Robotics Uk Ltd

Address

Great Western Street, , Wednesbury

Reference

Companies House number: 07696993

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

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