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Published 14 Oct 2022, 20:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Single Autonomous Robotic Case Studies

Official notice

Authority: Dounreay Site Restoration Limited

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Scotland (UKM61)

Published estimate£300,000≈ £300k / year22.5% above published estimate

Submissions closed 18 Oct 2022awarded 22 Nov 2022

Awarded to Createc Ltd

Contract term 1 yrends 14 Dec 2023 · starts 14 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL)) is seeking to establish a Contract for Single Autonomous Robotic Case Studies for the Dounreay Site. It is proposed that one Consultant shall be awarded a Contract. Terms NEC3 PSC Option E, Duration 12 Months.

CPV: Engineering studies · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL)) is seeking to award a Contract from interested…Awarded 1 yrPublished value£300,000

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL)) is seeking to award a Contract from interested Parties with experience in Artificial intelligence (Ai) for Single Autonomous Robotic Case Studies for the Dounreay Site. It is proposed that one Consultant shall be awarded a Contract with a duration 12 Months commencing in the last quarter of 2022. For the service being procured, the National Executive Committee, NEC3 Professional Services Contract (PSC) will apply with Main Option E being the selected pricing mechanism covering all the activities within the scope of the Service.

Contract period: 14 Dec 2022 – 14 Dec 2023 (1 yr)

Delivery: Scotland · UK United Kingdom

Variant bids: not allowed

71335000 Engineering studies

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

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 70%
Cost: 20%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical: 70
Social Value: 10
Cost: 20

Conditions of participation3

Suitability
Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) is the site licence company responsible for the clean-up and demolition of Britain's former centre of fast reactor research and development.<br/><br/>DSRL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). It is funded by the NDA to deliver the site closure programme.
Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: Services
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: 14 Oct 2022, 20:14 BST
Last source update: 14 Dec 2022, 14:14 GMT
Award evaluation window: 22 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference: C9007
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-035394
Classification (CPV): Engineering studiesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM61)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037613 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline: 18 Oct 2022
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 22 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

18 Oct 2022 → 30 Dec 2022 · 5 dates

Submission deadline
18 Oct 2022
Bids opened
22 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
14 Dec 2022
Notice published
14 Dec 2022, 14:14 GMT
Bids must remain valid until
30 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
14 Dec 2022, 14:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £367,5911 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Nov 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Createc Ltd	£367,591 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035394-2022-1 · Createc Ltd
Signed
22 Nov 2022
Value
£367,591
Period
… – 14 Dec 2023
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear - Autonomous Robotics SC307493 D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness, Thurso, Scotland, KW14 7TZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CreatecAwarded supplier07293648 Unit 4 Derwent Mills Commercial Park, Cockermouth CA13 0HT, Cockermouth, North West, CA13 0HT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.