Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Council of the City Of Sunderland
City Hall, Plater Way
Sunderland
SR1 3AA
Contact
Joanne Leask
Joanne.Leask@sunderland.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC23 - Sunderland
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle Research and Development Project
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Supply of an autonomous shuttle and provision of related services to support the delivery of the Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle Research and Development project
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: £305,415
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC23 - Sunderland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The manufacture, supply and delivery of a fully autonomous shuttle, together with all necessary operational and professional services to support the delivery of the externally funded Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle Research and Development project ("the Project") during the initial period 1st January to 31st March 2025 (subject to options to extend in the event that further external funding is secured to extend the project thereafter). The purpose of the Project is to help define a more sustainable future for urban mobility by demonstrating the feasibility of a commercially viable urban public transport solution using autonomous zero-emission shuttles.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Potential option to extend the research and development Project subject to the receipt of further external grant funding for the project from Innovate UK.
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
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Given the specific and unique nature of the Project, namely it is an experimental and temporary R&D project sponsored by IUK in order to trial autonomous vehicle technology in a public setting, and the urgent need arising to safeguard the grant and deliver the Project, the Council is entitled to directly appoint the contractor
in accordance with Regulation 32(5)(a) (use of negotiated procedure without prior publication for award of supply contracts for R&D projects) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
OXA Autonomy Limited
Oxbotica Uhq 8050 Alec Issigonis Way, Oxford Business Park North,
Oxford
OX4 2HW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Companies House
09242359
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £305,415
Total value of the contract/lot: £305,415
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Council of the City of Sunderland
Corporate Procurement, City Hall, Plater Way
Sunderland
SR1 3AA
Country
United Kingdom