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Published 14 Mar 2025, 08:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AUIP Sensor Package · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

Direct award
Awarded value£42,378published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Frontier Robotics

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As part of our Innovate UK-funded project, we are required to develop an offshore wind farm simulated

environment where robotic developers can test and validate their systems. To ensure the simulation

accurately reflects real-world conditions, we will conduct underwater mapping inspections of key areas of

interest, such as the DARE Centre, Grimsby Docks, and LDT. These inspections will allow us to build true-toscale underwater environments, ensuring that objects and obstacles encountered in simulation match those

found in real-world operations.

To achieve this, we require an advanced sensor payload capable of high-precision underwater inspections.

The Frontier Robotics sensor system is a novel, state-of-the-art solution that enables both 3D mapping of

underwater environments and millimeter-accurate asset inspections of infrastructure such as turbine

foundations and cables. This system is not yet commercially available, and we will be the first company to

own it as an asset, po

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Mar 2025, 08:57 GMT
Last source update
14 Mar 2025, 08:57 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009338
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed10 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

As no viable competitor exists, a single source tender is the only feasible procurement route.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 Mar 2025, 08:57 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    14 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £42,3781 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Frontier RoboticsSME17 Mar 2025 – 1 May 2025£42,378 inc. VAT—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYJB-8958-TLYW 121 George Street, Inovo, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1RDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Frontier RoboticsAwarded supplier The National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 4ASContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender