# OPSS Technology Research: 3D Printing, Extended Reality Headsets \(AR\) \(VR\), Home Robots

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Business and Trade](/buyers/department-for-business-and-trade/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: CENTRE FOR STRATEGY & EVALUATION SERVICES LLP
- Award value: £141,767
- Tender value: £141,767
- Award date: 20 June 2025
- Published: 1 July 2025
- Contract start: 24 June 2025
- Contract end: 24 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0b4661f3-8350-41da-acd9-e1b9994c00bd-852331
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6558ab87-1be6-4aba-85ce-dba9867692ab

## Description

This project aims to help OPSS understand more about three emerging Technologically Driven Changes \(TDCs\)\. The TDCs are 3D Printing, Augmented Reality \(AR\) and Virtual Reality \(VR\) Headsets and Home Robots\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b4661f3-8350-41da-acd9-e1b9994c00bd-852331)