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# Motion Actuator System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/motion-actuator-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0457df). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Plymouth: "Motion Actuator System". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Plymouth](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Wind turbines
- **Delivery Location:** UKK41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0457df`

## 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/motion-actuator-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0457df#tl-md)

## Description
Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd have been chosen to provide a 6 degrees of freedom motion actuator system to fit on the existing Force Balance which is part of the wind tunnel that was also provided by Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd after a tender process.
The motion system needs to be designed to integrate the motion system hardware on to the existing force balance hardware. The software that controls the motion system must also be integrated into software that both controls the wind tunnel and records the data from the force balance. This software is written by Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd.
For this reason, Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd are the only supplier capable of supplying the equipment.
Please note this is a VEAT Notice, so there are no documents linked to this notice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31121320
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd have been chosen to provide a 6 degrees of freedom motion actuator system to fit on the existing Force Balance which is part of the wind tunnel that was also provided by Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd after a tender pro...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Freedom motion Actuator system (active)
  - Award id: `014646-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Aerodynamic Test Equipment Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-113102`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Freedom motion Actuator system (active)

  - Signed Date: 07/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014646-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-08T11:04:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:04:40.959Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0457df