Radiation Tolerant Automation Technology

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Concession value (operator's revenue)£0operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 5 moends 23 Mar 2026 · up to 1 Jul 2026 with extensions · starts 31 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKAEA wishes to engage with potential suppliers for the provision of the design of prototype/mock up production and irradiation testing of a radiation tolerant vision system for dynamic obstacle avoidance, with an application targeting commercially available robotic platforms. The aim is to support the development of a radiation tolerant/hardened vision system to solve fusion and parallel market remote handling challenges in a radiation environment.

CPV: Electronic equipment · Experimental development services · Pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration · Printed circuits · Research and experimental development services · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical support services · Test and evaluation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 moSME

Contract period: 31 Oct 2025 – 23 Mar 2026 (5 mo) · up to 1 Jul 2026 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

31710000 Electronic equipment 31712300 Printed circuits 71356300 Technical support services 71630000 Technical inspection and testing services 73100000 Research and experimental development services 73120000 Experimental development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST
Last source update: 2 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST
Authority reference: T/SB075/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-036659
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Electronic equipmentExperimental development servicesPre-feasibility study and technological demonstrationPrinted circuitsResearch and experimental development servicesTechnical inspection and testing servicesTechnical support servicesTest and evaluation
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05574b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 31 Oct 2025 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
2 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST
Market engagement
1 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗ Webinar 22nd July 13.00 Link to registration below: forms.office.com/e/CqMfLCkSFV ↗
Tender notice expected391 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts361 days ago
31 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
2 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST
UK2

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

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender2 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST