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Sellafield PLC- DAMS Offline Feasibility Rig

Sellafield ltd

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Sellafield ltd

Buyer Address: Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, WA3 6GR, GB

Contact Name: Steven Macilwaine

Contact Email: steven.macilwaine@sellafieldsites.com

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
184741.0 GBP
Published
14 Jan 2026, 09:53
Deadline
17 Dec 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
12 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
12 Jan 2027, 23:59
Category
goods
CPV
38800000 - Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment
Region
n/a
Awarded To
ABB LTD
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

Supply and deliver an offline test rig replica of the existing online MSSS/ABB DAMS PES system installed in MSSS. The offline engineering system shall be based on 800xA System Version 6.1.1.1 which is a long time support version (LTS). Scope of Supply Summary: 1. Virtual Server Host 2. Thin Client 3. New suitable AC800M Controller and Ethernet IO interface cards 4. Cabinet 5. All the necessary software and Licences 6. System Engineering 7. Testing The test rig will enable the existing bespoke control systems applications responsible for running and monitoring of systems and processes within MSSS to be updated offline to the latest supported version of the ABB software which is required as the existing system is now obsolete and no longer supported - further, elements of the hardware are now obsolete and require the newer version of 800xA (6.1) software to operate. The rig will provide the equipment needed to carry out necessary testing to ensure the continued support and operation of the control system within MSSS.

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