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Published 26 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UR3e Robot · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£25,000£30,000 inc. VAT8.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2026awarded 21 Jul 2026
Awarded to RARUK Automation Ltd
Contract term 2 moends 30 Sept 2026 · starts 23 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RAICo (Robotics and AI Collaboration) is seeking to purchase a UR3e robot running Polyscope 5 and associated items.

CPV: Industrial robots

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 moSMEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 23 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 (2 mo)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
42997300 Industrial robots
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    The bidder must submit specific evidence that they have supplied this/similar equipment before to another supplier.

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

Lot awarding rule: 10% Social Value 30% Delivery Schedule 60% Price

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    The bidder must submit specific evidence that they have supplied this/similar equipment before to another supplier.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
Last source update
28 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
Authority reference
T/040ZS/26
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060209
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Industrial robots
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bde7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

26 Jun 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published116 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
  2. Clarification questions by104 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline97 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts89 days ago
    23 Jul 2026
  5. Latest notice published84 days ago
    28 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Jul 2026, 13:42 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Jul 2026, 13:42 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    28 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £22,9051 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RARUK Automation LtdSME21 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026£22,90521 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UR3e Robot · RARUK Automation LtdSME

    Signed
    21 Jul 2026
    Value
    £22,905
    Period
    21 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders10—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RARUK Automation LtdAwarded supplier 14 Old Bridge Way, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5HQContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender