Official UK procurement notice
11.38 - UKAEA - RAICo - Robotic Glovebox Process Cell -Design & Build
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for a robotic process cell integrating robot manipulators into a glovebox to provide an automated processing capability that is intended to be delivered and installed in UKAEA’s Culham site, MRF (Materials Research Facility).
The overarching scope of the work is to deliver a compliant and integrated robotic glovebox. Mainly, incorporating the assembly of a 12-port glovebox with a pair of UR10e Cobots, grippers and sensors.
CPV: Assembly of metal structures · Industrial machinery · Industrial robots · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Integrated engineering services · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery · Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Previous Experience in Robotic System Design and Manufacture: 20%
- Technical Delivery Approach: 15%
- Project PLanning Reporting and Delivery: 25%
- Delivery: 15%
- price: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Previous Experience in Robotic System Design and Manufacture: 20
- Technical Delivery Approach: 15
- Project PLanning Reporting and Delivery: 25
- Social Value: 10
- Delivery: 15
- Price: 15
- Suitability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Economic & financial standing
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Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information. - Technical & professional ability
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Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Nov 2024, 14:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
T-PJP011-24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037389- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fa12Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Review procedure
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
27 Mar 2024 → 19 Nov 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected27 Mar 2024
- Submission deadline19 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until19 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published19 Nov 2024, 14:52 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Mar 2024- Buyer details updated8 Mar 2024, 12:18 GMT
- Published value updated to £450,00022 May 2024, 16:19 BSTwas £150,000
- Status changed to active22 May 2024, 16:19 BST
- Procurement method changed22 May 2024, 16:19 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST22 May 2024, 16:19 BST
- Status changed to complete19 Nov 2024, 14:52 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Date2.2 · IV | 19 Jun 2024 | 26 Jun 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Date2.6 · IV | 19 Sept 2024 | 26 Sept 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Date2.7 · IV | 19 Jun 2024 | 26 Jun 2024 | +7 d |
Extending the deadline for bidder responses.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2024-03: 1 release · 8 Mar 2024
- 2023-09: 1 release · 5 Sept 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquila Nuclear Engineering Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
11.38 - UKAEA - RAICo - Robotic Glovebox Process Cell -Design & Build · Aquila Nuclear Engineering Limited
- Signed
- 25 Jul 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | £449,972 – £449,972 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aquila Nuclear Engineering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.