Published date: 18 January 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: 15 February 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Custom software development services - 72230000

    • Software development services - 72262000

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

OX14 3DB

Value of contract

£100,000 to £170,000

Procurement reference

20220118190109-72814

Published date

18 January 2022

Closing date

15 February 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

9 March 2022

Contract end date

14 August 2023

Contract type

Service 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

With rapidly advancing capability emerging from the field of robotic technology and systems engineering, UKAEA are seeking services to deliver innovation in order to develop enhancements in controls of flexible long reach manipulators. UKAEA expect that the selected supplier would work closely with the team at UKAEA throughout delivery.
The outputs of this work will be:
• System demonstration of the predefined use case
• Report detailing novel and innovative elements of work
• Source code and designs associated with novel elements
• Report showing test and validation results in relation to proposed performance enhancements


About the buyer

Contact name

Phil Perkins

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 1235467147

Email

phil.perkins@ukaea.uk

Website

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