Awarded contract

Supply of Fabrication and Welding AR-VR Welding Training Equipment

Details

Supplier(s)
Seabery SL
Value
£110,000
Topic
Welding equipment
Published
11 September 2025

Tender description

UHI Inverness is seeking to appoint a single supplier for the supply, delivery and installation of 5 Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) welding simulators. The system will utilise AR and/or VR to simulate real-world welding scenarios, providing an immersive training experience. It will allow students to practice without the material waste associated with traditional welding training. The AR/VR environment will provide a safe training space, reducing the risks of injuries and costs related to physical materials and equipment wear. The equipment will be installed in our Inverness campus, located at 1 Inverness Campus, Inverness IV2 5NA. The equipment needs to be installed by the Contractor by 06 October 2025 (Go Live Date). Lot 1: UHI Inverness is seeking to appoint a single supplier for the supply, delivery and installation of 5 Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) welding simulators. The system will utilise AR and/or VR to simulate real-world welding scenarios, providing an immersive training experience. It will allow students to practice without the material waste associated with traditional welding training. The AR/VR environment will provide a safe training space, reducing the risks of injuries and costs related to physical materials and equipment wear. The equipment will be installed in our Inverness campus, located at 1 Inverness Campus, Inverness IV2 5NA. The equipment needs to be installed by the Contractor by 06 October 2025 (Go Live Date).. This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Further information about the UKSF can be found at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date5 September 2025
  2. Completed: Award published11 September 2025
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About the buyer

Inverness College UHI delivers further and higher education across the Highlands as part of the University of the Highlands and Islands network. The Scottish Funding Council funds the college as a contracting authority. A procurement team inside the finance department runs buying for the college. Much of this procurement flows through Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges, the sector's shared buying service. Crown Commercial Service, Scotland Excel and NWUPC add further framework routes.

Over the past 5 years, most of Inverness College UHI's contract awards have been in industrial machinery, construction materials and agricultural and horticultural services.

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