Official UK procurement notice
UKAEA RACE - Enhancements to Robot Planning Tools
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWith rapidly advancing capability emerging from the field of robotic technology and systems engineering, UKAEA are seeking services to deliver innovation in order to enhance performance of planning tools in terms of accuracy, speed, and useability. It is expected that the supplier would work closely with the central team at UKAEA throughout delivery.
The outputs of this work will be:
- A software-based, proof-of-principle that captures the requirements stated above.
- A system demonstration
- Report summarising novel techniques
- Report summarising performance enhancements beyond state of the art
- A user manual.
CPV: Custom software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Software development services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 (7)
- Project Management, Mobilisation and Key Dates: 10%
- Organisational Experience: 20%
- Individual & Team Experience: 10%
- Technical Assessment: 20%
- Completion Date: 15%
- Tender Assessed Price: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Project Management, Mobilisation and Key Dates: 10%
- Organisational Experience: 20%
- Individual & Team Experience: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
- Technical Assessment: 20%
- Completion Date: 15%
- Tender Assessed Price: 15%
- Suitability
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- Economic & financial standing
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Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information. - Technical & professional ability
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- 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
- 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
- 27 Jan 2021, 12:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2022, 09:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
T-DB177-21- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017441- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028daeFind 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
- 26 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Mar 2021 → 27 Jun 2022 · 5 dates- Next notice expected26 Mar 2021
- Submission deadline26 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until29 Apr 2022, 23:59 BST
- Notice published27 Jun 2022, 09:56 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Dec 2021- Published value updated to £200,00014 Dec 2021, 19:06 GMTwas £3,000,000
- Status changed to active14 Dec 2021, 19:06 GMT
- Procurement method changed14 Dec 2021, 19:06 GMT
- Deadline published: 26 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT14 Dec 2021, 19:06 GMT
- Status changed to complete27 Jun 2022, 09:56 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateIV) 2.2 | 26 Jan 2022 | 2 Feb 2022 | +7 d |
| — | DateIV) 2.6 | 29 Apr 2022 | 6 May 2022 | +7 d |
| — | DateIV) 2.7 | 26 Jan 2022 | 2 Feb 2022 | +7 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-01: 1 release · 27 Jan 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKAEA RACE - Enhancements to Robot Planning Tools · Atkins Limited
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | £193,698 – £194,882 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Atkins LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.