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title: "4D Animate Platform/Power Technologies (4DAPT)"
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# 4D Animate Platform/Power Technologies (4DAPT)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/4d-animate-platform-power-technologies-4dapt-ocds-h6vhtk-042ee7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "4D Animate Platform/Power Technologies (4DAPT)". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 February 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and evaluation tests, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042ee7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/4d-animate-platform-power-technologies-4dapt-ocds-h6vhtk-042ee7#tl-md)

## Description
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Agence de l'innovation de défense (AID) are jointly launching a call for expressions of interest (EOI) aimed at identifying French Universities and Public Laboratories and British Universities who can address scientific questions raised in the field of 4D printing. The aim is to accelerate the use of intelligent 3D printed materials through design, manufacturing and modelling to provide intelligent or animated components for self-adaptive platforms. Despite the potential benefits of 4D printing, many challenges remain before it can be widely applied. Quantity or scope: No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting Framework Agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any Framework Agreement or contract
will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc will be paid if a tender or resulting Framework Agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders
should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002086-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-22T13:23:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T13:06:28.427Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042ee7