Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
RAICo Phase 2
BuyerNuclear Decommissioning Authority
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published5 Feb 2026
What is being bought
RAICo (Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Collaboration) – Phase 2. R&D on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleGiven RAICo Phase 2 is very similar to Phase 1, it is believed this will be an Exempted Contract under PA23 (Schedule 2 – Part 1 – Para 3 – Horizontal Arrangement). An alternative could be Schedule 2 – Part 2 – Para 22 – R&D.
Rationale classificationsprototypesDevelopment
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
2
Statusactive
SupplierUKAEA
Contracts
RAICo Phase 2 programme
Statusactive
Value£7,500,000
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
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| Latest release ID | 010615-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Thu Feb 05 2026 15:52:12 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2026 | award, contract | 010615-2026 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | award, contract | 031069-2025 |
| 23 May 2025 | award, contract | 025809-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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