UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17138INN - Impact of Robotics and Digitalisation for space manufacturing

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 16/11/2017 at 11:00

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

We would like to run a Research and Evaluation study on the "Impact of Robotics and Digitalisation for Space Manufacturing in the UK" to evaluate the impact of adopting a higher degree of Robotics, Automation and Big Data analytics in satellite and ground segment manufacturing. The main question we would like to answer is How could UK space manufacturing benefit from and fit within the vision for Industry 4.0 and the Factories of the Future?

As the innovation landscape is becoming more complex and global, with a lot of trends and buzzwords, it is not always easy to identify the right partnerships and strategies to success, especially for SMEs and start-ups. Therefore the results of the study will be used in multiple ways: 1) Facilitate awareness within the space and non-space manufacturing community and inspire change and cross-sector collaboration.

Apart from publishing and disseminating the report, we will run two workshops: a) A workshop mid-way through this project that will also act as a focus group for this study, allowing the contractor(s) to conduct interviews and gather useful feedback. b) A workshop presenting the results of the study and planning exploitation and follow up actions.

Costs for organising and running the two workshops have been budgeted outside this study.

2) Feed the results through BEIS (Ministry of Business, Energy, Innovation and Skills), government agencies, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Catapults, the Knowledge Transfer Network, trade associations and other stakeholders ensuring awareness and follow-up as appropriate. The "Steering Committee", as detailed below, will also act as a first channel of dissemination.

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This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.

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