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Tender Details
- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Request for Information (Rfi) Robotics for Rail
- GBT Ref No: 44597090
- Deadline: 28 Jul 2021
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: 355935-2020
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Document Type : Prior information notice without call for competition
Title : Request for Information (RFI) Robotics for Rail
Reference Number : DN489057
Contract Type : Supplies
Description : Network Rail has identified robotics as a potential avenue to improve the safety and efficiency of maintenance work. Personnel safety can be improved through reducing direct exposure to hazardous work by a robotic application, for example by automation of repetitive lifting activities. Additional benefits may include, improved frequency and coverage of maintenance inspections through the creation of autonomous or semi-autonomous tools. A longer-term aspiration is to develop a systems with the capability to conduct various sensing and maintenance tasks completely autonomously, however it is recognised that such a programme will take a long time to deliver.
The purpose of the current market engagement is to improve the awareness of market capabilities, such that any subsequent development project and trials can be conducted at pace. Network Rail aims to engage in these trials shortly after the analysis of this RFI. The aim of these trials would be to enable Network Rail to accelerate their capability and learning in this area and enable rapid tests and feedback from end users, such that benefits can be demonstrated through the delivery of incremental functionality.
Network Rail have currently prioritised three use cases, in order to drive the development of increme... - Documents :
Purchaser : CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT
Address : 170 Midsummer Boulevard
Town : Milton Keynes
NUTS-Code : UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Postal Code : MK9 1BP
Contact Point : Mr Raj Ragiwala
Phone : +44 1908359999
Email :raj.ragiwala@cp.catapult.org.uk
URL :http://cp.catapult.org.uk
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