Published date: 17 March 2023

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: 31 March 2023, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine equipment - 34930000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP768741064

Published date

17 March 2023

Closing date

31 March 2023

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

17 April 2023

Contract end date

28 April 2023

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 University of Bath requires a compact uncrewed surface vessel (USV) as a platform suitable for underwater mapping and inspection, with the capability to deploy and evaluate custom algorithms for research into autonomous operation and human-machine teaming.

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Additional text

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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jim Stevens

Address

Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY
UK

Telephone

+441225384209

Email

j.stevens@bath.ac.uk