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Published 28 May 2025, 17:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Quadruped Robotic Inspection Platform Framework - Prior Information Notice (PIN)

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£7,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Mar 2030 · up to 30 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Quadruped Robotic Inspection Platform and Associated Equipment and Services Framework - Call for Information Prior Information Notice (PIN)

CPV: Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane · Industrial robots · Lifting and handling equipment · Lifting and handling equipment and parts · Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery · Parts of lifting and handling equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Quadruped Robotic Inspection Platform Framework - Prior Information…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 May 2025, 17:36 BST
Last source update
28 May 2025, 17:36 BST
Authority reference
C25561
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028276
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a craneIndustrial robotsLifting and handling equipmentLifting and handling equipment and partsLifting, handling, loading or unloading machineryParts of lifting and handling equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052868 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

28 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    28 May 2025, 17:36 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    28 May 2025, 17:36 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYP-8439-MZWY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender