Procurement of a Humanoid Mobile Robotics Platform as an Integrated Research, Development, and Teaching Platform
Contract Value:
-
Notice Type:
Contract Notice
Published Date:
06 May 2026
Closing Date:
20 May 2026
Location(s):
DED SACHSEN (DE Germany/DEUTSCHLAND)
Description:
Mittweida University of Applied Sciences seeks to acquire a humanoid mobile robotics platform for research, development, and teaching, integrating various digital components for interaction and demonstration scenarios.
a) Entity requesting bids: Name of the client: Mittweida University of Applied Sciences; Street, house number: Technikumplatz 17; Postal code: 09648; City: Mittweida; Country: Germany; Awarding entity: see above; Place where bids or applications for participation must be submitted: see above. b) Type of award: Public tender c) Form in which applications for participation or bids must be submitted: Bids can only be submitted electronically; Address to which bids must be submitted electronically: www.evergabe.de d) Type and scope of the service: Mittweida University of Applied Sciences intends to procure a humanoid mobile robotics platform in the NAKA project as an integrated research, development, and teaching platform. The system should be coupled with digital avatar, dialogue, audio, sensor, and backend components and used for prototypical interaction, control, and demonstration scenarios. The object of procurement is not solely for demonstration purposes but should be used directly as an open technical platform for development, testing, teaching, and science-related demonstration formats. The bipedal design is necessary, as the NAKA project investigates whole-body movements, movement learning, avatar coupling, and interaction scenarios, which can only be realized with bipedal humanoid kinematics.; Places of service delivery: Official designation: Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, Building 22 Room 102 c– Faculty CB; Street, house number: Goethestraße 25 a; Postal code: 09648 ; City: Mittweida; Country: Germany e) If applicable, number, size, and type of individual lots: not applicable, as there is no lot-based allocation f) Alternative bids are not permitted. g) Execution period: Start: not specified; End: not specified; no later than 4 weeks after the award of contract h) The tender documents will be made available on the procurement platform evergabe.de. i) Bid submission deadline: May 20, 2026, 10:00 AM; Binding period: June 30, 2026 j) Height of any required security deposits: none k) Essential payment terms or details of the documents in which they are included: General Terms and Conditions for the Execution of Services (VOL/B) in the version of the notice from August 5, 2003 (BAnz. No. 178a). l) Documents to be submitted with the bid or participation application, which the client requires for the assessment of the suitability of the applicant or bidder: can be found in the tender documents. m) Costs for reproducing the tender documents: not applicable. n) Indication of award criteria, if these are not mentioned in the tender documents: not applicable, see tender documents.