Published date: 30 June 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: 16 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research, testing and scientific technical simulator - 38970000

  • Industrial robots - 42997300

  • Research and testing facilities construction work - 45214620

Location of contract

OX14 3DB

Value of contract

£0 to £500,000

Procurement reference

20230630121055-72814

Published date

30 June 2023

Closing date

16 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 September 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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?

Yes

Description

RACE is developing the DEMO Remote Maintenance Test Facility (RMTF), which is
intended to mitigate remote handling risks in the DEMO tokamak reactor project and to
advance RACE's understanding of handling blanket segments - heavy, flexible payloads
lining the inside of the reactor vessel.

The programme of work for the RMTF will involve the development and subsequent
integration of a number of test rigs delivering a range of DEMO relevant capabilities.

The TR0 Modular Integration Work Cell (the subject of this procurement specification,
henceforth referred to as "TR0") has been commissioned as a first step in understanding
the performance of robotic systems when handling flexible payloads. TR0 will facilitate the
development of control algorithms and will help to inform (and therefore de-risk) the design
of subsequent RMTF test rigs.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Ben Oborne

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 1235467082

Email

ben.oborne@ukaea.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority