Contract

Provision of Spot Quadruped Robot

  • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-000401

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-042b1f

Published 5 January 2024, 4:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Culham Science Centre

Abingdon

OX14 3DB

Contact

Phil Perkins

Email

phil.perkins@ukaea.uk

Telephone

+44 1235467147

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

National registration number

N/A

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Fusion Research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Spot Quadruped Robot

Reference number

JNCA/PJP175/23

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 42997300 - Industrial robots

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The RAICo programme within RACE requires one additional Spot Quadruped Robot for carrying out Health Physics work for the JET Repurposing and Decommissioning programme.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £225,251

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 42997300 - Industrial robots

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance

Culham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The RAICo programme within RACE requires one additional Spot Quadruped Robot for carrying out Health Physics work for the JET Repurposing and Decommissioning programme.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • Additional deliveries by the original supplier

Explanation:

The authority has previously procured SPOT Robots and has invested significant time and cost in developing bespoke interfaces and integrating custom payloads for the SPOT platform. Procuring an alternative platform would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance with the existing devices

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Provision of Spot Quadruped Robot

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 December 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Createc Ltd

Unit 4 Derwent Mills Commercial Park, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA130HT

Cockermouth

CA130HT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD11 - West Cumbria
National registration number

7293648

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £225,251


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Culham Science Centre

Abingdon

OX14 3DB

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Culham Science Centre

Abingdon

OX14 3DB

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

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).

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Culham Science Centre

Abingdon

OX14 3DB

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority