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title: "UKRI-2171 Vista to EPICS project"
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# UKRI-2171 Vista to EPICS project

Buyer: UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0340c0

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## Summary

The UK Research and Innovation contracting authority has completed a tender process for the UKRI-2171 Vista to EPICS project. This contract falls under the services category, specifically for database services. The contract, valued at 720,000 GBP, involves technical and engineering services to support the design and validation of work packages for the Vista to EPICS project at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. The contracting stage was open procedure, and the contract was awarded to Mobiis Co Ltd based in South Korea. The contract was signed on 2nd August 2022.

This tender opportunity for the UKRI-2171 Vista to EPICS project presents business growth opportunities for companies specialising in technical and engineering services, particularly those experienced in database services. SMEs are also encouraged to participate. The contract period spans from 15th August 2022 to 14th August 2023, with a potential renewal for 3+1 year periods, extending to August 2026. Interested businesses should consider the criteria outlined for price and quality in the award process to compete effectively for this contract.

## Notice

the provision of technical and engineering services to support the design, implementation and validation of some work packages of the Vista to EPICS project in ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. The support services will be ordered under a framework service contract by means of task orders. Most of the job can be performed at the Contractor premises but some tasks might require for presence at ISIS premises.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Initial tasks Move OpenVMS applications to Linux/EPICS. Related to WP-7 The Open VMS servers that host the V-system run many different control applications written in VSI Basic and C. These applications shall be converted into Python and moved to the new Linux servers hosting EPICS. The first step would be to document each of these software applications. The document shall include a high-level functional description of each application. Some of these applications are or will be obsolete. The in-house team will use the delivered functional descriptions to identify which of these applications are obsolete and therefore do not need to be moved into the new Linux servers or EPICS. After this step is done the contractor team will proceed to translate and move the remaining applications from the OpenVMS/Vsystem servers to the Linux/EPICS architecture. Many of these applications are called from a control screen. A validation process needs to be done to make sure that all the elements in the control chain (screen, application, middleware) are properly linked and operate as expected. Vsystem specific code includes: - Readers - input data from controlled hardware, e.g. FINS, Modbus, CPS (internally-developed XML format), etc. Approximately 10 readers, all written in ANSI C. - Handlers - output data from controlled hardware (same as above). Approximately 10 handlers, all written in ANSI C. - Applications - either triggered by user action or scheduled. There are a minimum of 346 applications (~125k Lines of Code (LOC)) written in VSI Basic applications, and a further 28 written in C ~2.6k LOC). - Scripts - a mixture of simple wrappers around other applications, system functionality, and more advanced scripting. There are a minimum of 493 scripts written in DCL (Digital Command Language; the default command line interpreter for OpenVMS systems) (~20k LOC) and a further 26 written in Python (~2k LOC). - Converters - strictly change engineering units to display units or vice versa, but often used for more complicated purposes internal to Vsystem triggered uses. 25 files (~4.5k LOC) written in Ansi C. - Vsystem shareable images - overlap with applications above, primarily VSI Basic. These are user generated libraries called by Vsystem, and unlike applications are not runnable separately in a shell. Validation platform. Related to WP-2, WP-6 and WP-7 Design and build a platform to test and validate the V-system screens that are converted into EPICS, the software applications that are moved from the OpenVMS server into the Linux server and the new middleware interfaces. This platform will have to check that the EPICS screens are properly linked with the applications in the Linux server and the middleware that conform the rest of the control system. A list of the different types of middleware that we use at ISIS will be given in the TO. It will also be used to test and validate any new or modified screens, applications and interfaces before these are implemented in the control system. Apart from the platform itself, a method for the testing and validation of these components as well as a template document for documenting these tests should be given.

Renewal: 3+1 3 + 1 year periods from commencement of the Contract. running up to August 2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022869-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2022 - 14 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £720,000 |
| Lots value | £720,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £720,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MOBIIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72320000 - Database services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2022 at 18:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022869-2022
- 17 Aug 2022 at 18:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022868-2022
- 27 May 2022 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014874-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ukri.org
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=714746310
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Database-services./ZTD8FJ7428

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