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title: "CA18496 - Hopwood Hall College - Preliminary Market Engagement - Humanoid Robot"
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published: "2026-09-25"
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# CA18496 - Hopwood Hall College - Preliminary Market Engagement - Humanoid Robot

Buyer: Hopwood Hall College  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f5443b24-3bd1-4772-8b0d-1c8934838e9b

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcf7dabd-49dd-45d8-b063-c8e1e5a48450 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hopwood Hall College |
| Locality | ROCHDALE |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M24 6XH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Electoral ward | Hopwood Hall |
| Westminster constituency | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### 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

### Codes

- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
- 39162100 - Teaching equipment
- 42997300 - Industrial robots

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 12:09 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcf7dabd-49dd-45d8-b063-c8e1e5a48450

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcf7dabd-49dd-45d8-b063-c8e1e5a48450
  25th September 2026 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://suppliers.multiquote.com

## Provenance

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