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title: "Reality Emulator - Immersive Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a70b"
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# Reality Emulator - Immersive Platform

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a70b

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## Summary

The University of Bristol's Digital Futures Institute (BDFI) has completed the procurement process for the Reality Emulator - Immersive Platform. The University sought to create a coordinated physical and virtual environment for studying complex technical and sociotechnical systems. Mechdyne Europe Limited was awarded the contract worth £1,600,000 on 19th August 2023. This selective procurement process involved competitive negotiation with a focus on technical quality (70%) and commercial cost (30%).

Opportunities for business growth lie in supplying, designing, delivering, installing, and managing immersive platforms for research and innovation. Businesses in software development, IT services consultancy, and internet support sectors would be suitable to compete. The process included an invitation for suppliers to extend maintenance and support by 2 x 12 months, showcasing potential for long-term collaboration and additional value creation.

## Notice

The University of Bristol's Digital Futures Institute (BDFI) is creating the Reality Emulator (RE): a unique coordinated physical and virtual environment providing the capability to study complex technical and sociotechnical systems at different scales, in different contexts, and at different stages. A key requirement of the RE is the use of diverse datasets generated in real-time, over time, historically and at scale, that can be emulated, integrated and synthetically scaled to provide conditions for prospective research on digital innovation and intervention. The University is advising of the award of contract for the Immersive platform of the Reality Emulator.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Bristol's Digital Futures Institute (BDFI) is creating the Reality Emulator (RE): a unique coordinated physical and virtual environment providing the capability to study complex technical and sociotechnical systems at different scales, in different contexts, and at different stages. A key requirement of the RE is the use of diverse datasets generated in real-time, over time, historically and at scale, that can be emulated, integrated and synthetically scaled to provide conditions for prospective research on digital innovation and intervention. The Supplier of the Immersive will be responsible for the design, delivery, install and management of the platform.

Options: Extension of maintenance and support by 2 x 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026113-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,600,000 |
| Lots value | £1,600,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,600,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK11 Bristol, City of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MECHDYNE EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2023 at 15:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026113-2023
- 20 Feb 2023 at 18:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005100-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bristol.ac.uk
- https://tenders.bris.ac.uk

## Provenance

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