# GB-Middlesbrough: ERDF - Develop Games Engine Plug-ins for Cardboard Sword

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Teesside University](/buyers/teesside-university/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Critical Failure
- Award value: £20,000
- Tender value: £20,000
- Award date: 22 July 2020
- Published: 23 July 2020
- Contract start: 3 August 2020
- Contract end: 31 January 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 7ced3f1f-5571-4862-b708-b277300584fd-371982
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-94b3e19c-7dba-42be-aec7-63268b0662d6

## Description

This is ERDF funded\. Cardboard Sword would like to commission contractors to create tools \(engine plugins\) that will be owned by Cardboard Sword and used across multiple projects, requiring less time and cost on these elements for following projects\. Specifically, we need to embed capabilities which will speed up the following development processes: Lot 1 \. Artificial Intelligence tools to speed up the development associated with autonomous characters or functions \(i\.e\. AI enables enemies to act based on player actions / helps other vehicles drive according to player actions\) Lot 2 Audio Sampler \(Tool\) - enable the delivery of soundtracks / sound effects / music associated with the games and audio technology and tools The contractors do not need to respond to both parts and can specify either Lot 1 or Lot 2 in their response\. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises \(SMEs\)\. However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ced3f1f-5571-4862-b708-b277300584fd-371982)