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17 Jul 2023 at 09:54

Summary of the contracting process

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has awarded a contract for the procurement of a DEMO TR0 Robotic Manipulator at Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB. The procurement process was completed through a limited tender procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The robotic manipulator, controller, and associated software and hardware fall under the industrial robots category, with a contract value of €79,500 signed on 21st June 2023. Comau S.p.A is the active supplier for this contract.

This tender provides a business growth opportunity for companies specialising in industrial robotics and related technologies. Organisations with expertise in robotic manipulators, controllers, and associated software are well-suited to compete. The UK Atomic Energy Authority has identified specific technical requirements for the robotic control system, making it suitable for companies able to meet these bespoke control algorithm and ROS 2 interface implementation criteria.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

DEMO TR0 Robotic Manipulator

Notice Description

The UK Atomic Energy Authority MACRO (Model-based Advanced Control for Remote Operations) team have a requirement for a robotic manipulator, controller and associated software and hardware for the RMTF TR0 Modular Integration Work Cell test rig. Please note this is an award notice not a call for competition.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The UK Atomic Energy Authority MACRO (Model-based Advanced Control for Remote Operations) team have a requirement for a robotic manipulator, controller and associated software and hardware for the RMTF TR0 Modular Integration Work Cell test rig. Please note this is an award notice not a call for competition.

Procurement Information

UK AEA requires this manipulator and controller to have a robotic control system which would allow a user-defined servo control, in which current demands to the motor drivers of the robot are calculated by bespoke control algorithms. In this way any proprietary control law implemented by the manufacturer should be overridable by the user-defined one. The controller should also implement a ROS 2 interface to allow real-time exchange of data with third party devices/software through the Data Distribution Service (DDS) protocol." UK AEA has identified the Comau G5G controller as the only "open" controller on the market in the sense described above. Furthermore, the C5G controller is now ROS-2 compatible, which makes it the best system architecture for DEMO RMTF in the current landscape of industrial controller technology..

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e266
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020433-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery


CPV Codes

42997300 - Industrial robots

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£79,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jun 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABINGDON
Postcode
OX14 3DB
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Local Authority
South Oxfordshire
Electoral Ward
Sandford & the Wittenhams
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Comau S.p.A

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