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CA18496 - Hopwood Hall College - Preliminary Market Engagement - Humanoid Robot

Hopwood Hall College

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Planning

25 Sep 2026 at 12:09

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hopwood Hall College is exploring the purchase of a humanoid robot as teaching equipment. It is intended to give learners practical experience in humanoid robotics, programming, sensors, human–robot interaction and artificial intelligence. The buyer is based in Rochdale, and the listed delivery location is the college’s Rochdale campus.

The process is at the planning stage: the college is undertaking preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. The engagement is expected to end on 25 December 2026. The stated intention is to acquire a humanoid robot; no procurement procedure, contract value or evaluation approach is set out at this stage.

This may suit suppliers of humanoid robots for education, particularly those able to support hands-on learning in robotics, programming, sensors, human–robot interaction and artificial intelligence. The college’s stated aim is to give learners practical experience across these areas, so suppliers should be prepared to explain how their robot can support that teaching purpose. The work concerns a single robot acquisition; no specific technical specifications, accreditations, capacity thresholds or experience requirements have been set out yet.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CA18496 - Hopwood Hall College - Preliminary Market Engagement - Humanoid Robot

Notice Description

The College is exploring the acquisition of humanoid robot. The primary objective is to give learners practical experience with humanoid robotics, programming, sensors, human-robot interaction and artificial intelligence technologies. For more information, please review Preliminary Market Engagement document. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18496. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18496 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f5443b24-3bd1-4772-8b0d-1c8934838e9b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcf7dabd-49dd-45d8-b063-c8e1e5a48450
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

39162100 - Teaching equipment

42997300 - Industrial robots

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hopwood Hall College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ROCHDALE
Postcode
M24 6XH
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rochdale
Electoral Ward
Hopwood Hall
Westminster Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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