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# Gravity Off-Load System (Unit B)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gravity-off-load-system-unit-b-ocds-h6vhtk-03e1ee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED: "Gravity Off-Load System (Unit B)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/satellite-applications-catapult-limited-coh-07964746)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial robots
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e1ee`

## 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/gravity-off-load-system-unit-b-ocds-h6vhtk-03e1ee#tl-md)

## Description
The Satellite Applications Catapult is seeking a suitable provider to an overhead gantry system that will enable simulation of orbital environments by off-loading the effect of gravity on a suspended object. The system provided will installed in a new Catapult facility and will cover an area of 15m x 15m x 7m (lxwxh) and capable of carrying a 200kg payload. The system will be required to suspend objects in a free-floating manner but be able to move the object in any direction when a force is applied to it, thus simulating the in-orbit dynamics experienced during contact between space craft. As such, 6 degrees of freedom are required at the attachment point. The system will need to utilise its own control system to enable this, but it must be possible to provide force, position, and trajectory data to external systems in a suitable format for data processing and control of other systems. Installation & commissioning of the system is to be included by the supplier.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** This is a prior information notice outlining this potential requirement to make the market aware of the potential upcoming need. If this progresses, procurement documentation will be published on the MyTenders portal and will be conducted by a compet...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020268-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-14T11:22:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:02:49.654Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e1ee