--- title: "GB-Derby: Design Consultancy - Real-Time Hardware in the Loop and Rapid Controller Development" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-66b318fd-446b-478b-953b-82f080a2598b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-66b318fd-446b-478b-953b-82f080a2598b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66b318fd-446b-478b-953b-82f080a2598b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66b318fd-446b-478b-953b-82f080a2598b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF DERBY" published: "2019-02-19" --- # GB-Derby: Design Consultancy - Real-Time Hardware in the Loop and Rapid Controller Development Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF DERBY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-66b318fd-446b-478b-953b-82f080a2598b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-66b318fd-446b-478b-953b-82f080a2598b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66b318fd-446b-478b-953b-82f080a2598b.json) ## Summary The University of Derby is currently conducting an open tender for "Design Consultancy - Real-Time Hardware in the Loop and Rapid Controller Development" aimed at procuring core capital equipment to establish a Rail Innovation Centre. The procurement is classified under hardware consultancy services and primarily targets the East Midlands region in the United Kingdom. The tender period concluded on 8th February 2019, with the contract expected to commence on 22nd February 2019 and run until 31st March 2019. The estimated value of the contract ranges from £50,000 to £100,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specializing in hardware consultancy and related technology sectors. Businesses that provide innovative solutions for integration and testing systems, as well as those experienced in developing electric traction systems, regenerative braking, and simulation environments, would be well-suited to compete. The procurement aims to foster collaboration between the university and local businesses, potentially enhancing their growth and innovation capabilities. ## Notice NOTE: This notice was updated on 19 February 2019 for the following reason: The new closing date for this tender is 5th March 2019(The University of Derby has secured Local Growth Funding to establish a Rail Innovation Centre with three Technical Demonstrators aimed at encouraging innovation and collaboration between businesses and their local university. The purpose of this tender is to procure the core capital equipment to establish the third demonstrator titled "Future Rail Propulsion". This demonstrator will provide a Hardware-in-the-loop test and development rig, which will be expandable in future to allow different power units to be integrated to create propulsion systems. The systems are expected to include: *A reconfigurable rolling stock test rig with full system integration to allow the use of both real inputs and simulated data inputs to establish experimental cases. *Full instrumentation and Hardware-in-the-loop monitoring of the test rig to allow data capture during tests. *Traction delivery by electric motors, able to be powered by a range of technologies, to include versions and combinations of the following (for example and not exhaustive): oBattery systems oSupercapacitor systems oHydrogen fuel cell systems oDiesel generator systems *An instrumented regenerative braking system to allow the evaluation of system performance under different power sources (as above) and simulated use situations. *A systems integration suite to allow monitoring and control systems to be developed in hardware and software. *A simulation environment to study the impact of electrification on the wider energy grid network. *A separate, standalone and portable monitoring system for use on existing test rigs.) Additional information: 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d9dad10-7083-40cd-a662-1da42d464ad1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | 8 Feb 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 8 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF DERBY | | Locality | DERBY | | Post town | Derby | | Postcode | DE22 1GB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby | | Local authority | Derby | | Electoral ward | Allestree | | Westminster constituency | Mid Derbyshire | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware) - 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services ## Release History - 19 Feb 2019 at 09:24 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d9dad10-7083-40cd-a662-1da42d464ad1 - 25 Jan 2019 at 10:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d9dad10-7083-40cd-a662-1da42d464ad1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d9dad10-7083-40cd-a662-1da42d464ad1 19th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Derby:-Design-Consultancy-%E2%80%93-Real-Time-Hardware-in-the-Loop-and-Rapid-Controller-Development/55Y6R54T6V Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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