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IONA System and ORA Software for Robot Monitoring and Control
Software package and information systems
UK
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Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: National Physical Laboratory: "IONA System and ORA Software for Robot Monitoring and Control". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | National Physical Laboratory | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 59 active published awards; 23 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNational Physical Laboratory | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT | Last source update15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationSoftware package and information systems | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03223e | ||
What is being bought
IONA system and ORA software platform under the Strength in Places Funding innovation programme governed by UKRI Innovate UK. The equipment will support the Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) project which aims to drive innovation for the UK’s advanced machinery manufacturers, and create the new machines and engineers needed to manufacture tomorrow’s technologies.
IONA provides an integrated approach to generate previously unavailable manufacturing process data via a network of sensors. This generates data and manufacturing insight to increase automation performance and the ORA software platform provides the data analytics required to improve the efficiency of smart factories, enabling low cost, flexible robots to be deployed on more challenging or variable applications whilst preventing costly, unplanned downtime in regular industrial automation applications.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT - Official notice release published
15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT - Buyer information updated
15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedWe propose to procure an IONA system and ORA software platform under the Strength in Places Funding innovation programme governed by UKRI Innovate UK. The equipment will support the Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) project which aims to drive innovation for the UK’s advanced machinery manufacturers, and create the new machines and engineers needed to manufacture tomorrow’s technologies IONA provides an integrated approach to generate previously unavailable manufacturing process data via a network of sensors. This generates data and manufacturing insight to increase automation performance and the ORA software platform provides the data analytics required to improve the efficiency of smart factories, enabling low cost, flexible robots to be deployed on more challenging or variable applications whilst preventing costly, unplanned downtime in regular industrial automation applications.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 15 Mar 2022, 00:00 GMT · £294,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards INSPHERE Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £294,000 · signed 15 Mar 2022, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
National Physical Laboratory
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Planning and rationale
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No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleINSPHERE Ltd is the manufacturer of the IONA system and developer of the ORA software platform. This procurement contains a requirement to procure equipment, software, and services from a UK-based instrument manufacturer. To our understanding INSPHERE are the only company within the UK to manufacture a system to this specification.
We require the capability to simultaneously measure multiple targets in six degrees of freedom. We require a system to improve robot positional accuracy by measure and correct methodology, stream data such as robot positions to an external system, and a method to visualise robot path accuracy by comparison of programmed paths versus actual.
The system must be expandable to increase/add additional work area and be moveable between areas and robotic systems. This would mean that the proposed system must not be a permanent fixture or limited in use to the installed cell or to the connected robotic system.
We require a system that:
• Measures and tracks multiple targets, and gather position and pose data of live robot equipment
• Can measure multiple bodies simultaneously in six degrees of freedom and provide multiple viewing angles to overcome line of sight issues
• Continuously streams live data of these multiple targets as an open protocol (e.g., non-proprietary formats)
• Updates robot path in real-time with provided software of this proposed solution (e.g., capable of move – measure – correct methodology)
• Has the ability for the system to be expanded (e.g., with additional cameras/sensors) to increase/add to the tracking volume of the system and moved to another robot cell
• Is commercially available and supported, with standardised warranty and SMA
• Can operate at a frequency of 3Hz and to an accuracy of 250µm
• Must have passive targets (I.e., non-powered)
• Can operate without the need for a visible flash or visible light source
• Has the ability to compare measured data to robot nominal programmes and highlight differences without third party software
• Has automated correction of robot program without third party software
• Is capable of MQTT data output protocol
• Supports native robot language communications (e.g. RAPID, KRL,etc)
• Does not require stable sensor/instrument mounting during operation.
The above will deliver a system whereby:
• The data captured from the tracking system will used to update the robot to achieve higher accuracy
• Software provided can compare a planned robot path with the actual robot path to visualise accuracy
• The addition of more sensors/cameras/trackers can be used to expand the work area to cover a wider range of the workshop
• Cost goes up if third party software required and bespoke integration needed to make it work for the application, this also impacts the robustness and support |