CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Cardiff University - Supply and Delivery of a Collaborative Robot (CoBot)

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Description of the goods or services required

The School of Computer Science and Informatics is currently expanding their research capabilities in robotics. This expansion is particularly articulated within the Human-Centred Computing (HCC) research group, in which the areas of Human-Robot Interaction/Collaboration (HRI/HRC) are already part of its main lines of research. This procurement specifies the requirements of a collaborative robot (CoBot) Cardiff University are aiming to purchase that will complement other robotic platforms available in the HCC laboratory. The intended CoBot is expected to be a developing and testing platform for fundamental research in new research areas within HCC group such as computational robotics (e.g., robot task and motion planning) and robot learning, as well as to complement the research in HRI/HRC, and their application in different domains.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CU.1073.ZS

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

(WA Ref:123723)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice