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title: "Concurrent Design Facility"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT"
published: "2022-12-02"
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# Concurrent Design Facility

Buyer: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bfe639c6-4dc6-4d96-bf72-29cbb589aef3

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## Summary

The Satellite Applications Catapult is planning to procure a Concurrent Design Facility, aimed at accelerating the creation of complex systems designs through real-time collaboration. The Facility can be accessed by multidisciplinary teams, including external ones. The procurement is classified under 'Systems and technical consultancy services', with a contract period running from 3rd April 2023 to 29th March 2024. The planned procurement budget spans from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024, with a future notice date for communication set for 9th January 2023. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase.

This tender for the Concurrent Design Facility presents significant business opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs operating in the hardware consultancy services, software packages, and technical consultancy services sectors. Businesses well-suited to compete would have expertise in concurrent design processes, visualisation, and information management. Located in the South East region of the United Kingdom, interested businesses should prepare to engage in the tender process, which is scheduled to progress from planning into the tender stage in the near future.

## Notice

The Satellite Applications Catapult's Concurrent Design Facility should accelerate the creation of complex systems designs, by allowing multidisciplinary teams to collaborate in real-time. The facility can also be made available to external teams. The studies are not necessarily focused on space missions, but could include downstream as well as upstream projects. The scope of the procurement is (1) the definition of the Concurrent Design Facility, including its underlying concurrent design processes, visualisation and information management (2) the (hardware) delivery and commissioning of that Facility. The Facility should be designed in such a way that it can be moved to different rooms depending on the number of participants to the design process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e407d8e3-489f-4dea-807c-f4411b4295de |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2023 - 29 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT |
| Locality | DIDCOT |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX11 0QR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Vale of White Horse |
| Electoral ward | Hendreds |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)
- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
- 48780000 - System, storage and content management software package
- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
- 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2022 at 17:45 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e407d8e3-489f-4dea-807c-f4411b4295de

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e407d8e3-489f-4dea-807c-f4411b4295de
  2nd December 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC165649
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

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