Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Contact
Phil Perkins
Telephone
+44 1235467147
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/45975
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
UKAEA RACE - RAICo Request for Expressions of Interest - Data Exploitation
Reference number
T/PJP144/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
UKAEA RACE - RAICo are investigating the creation of an enhanced suite of tools for merging and utilising data collected by robot/sensor from hazardous nuclear decommissioning site locations. Improving the reliability, repeatability, and breadth of supporting data to enable faster, safer, and cheaper decision making for decommissioning and maintenance applications.
It seeks to do this by engaging with industry and academia to combine recent advances from other fields, to develop a data exploitation framework focused on a unified data format suitable for nuclear decommissioning.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
The procurement may be split into 4 lots as described in the linked Request for Expressions of Interest.
Project ID Task Title
20 Nuclear Building Information Modelling (BIM)
21 Decommissioning Data Viewer
22 Automated Inspection
23 Remote Health Physics
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Nuclear Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72300000 - Data services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Whitehaven, Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Development and demonstration of a nuclear BIM suitable for supporting nuclear fusion and fission decommissioning.
This shall include importing existing CAD, connecting related textual records, maintenance logs, and capture data from inspection robots and sensors.
The nuclear BIM shall include the ability to include radiological and contamination data. Beyond this, it shall also include the ability to include uncertain or incomplete data.
We will be seeking expertise in all digital related technology skill sets and capabilities to support the development of a nuclear BIM.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Decommissioning Data Viewer
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72300000 - Data services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Whitehaven, Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project will develop an intuitive interface to the Nuclear BIM, allowing multiple types of users to inspect a plant, and easily interact with the data that they require (e.g. overlaying radiological data). This shall include VR representations for the 3D data.
We will be seeking expertise in all digital related technology skill sets and capabilities.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Automated Inspection
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72300000 - Data services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Whitehaven, Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project shall focus on routinely and autonomously exploring and inspecting large complex regions enabling this in nuclear decommissioning and ensuring that the data is returned in a standard format suitable for the nuclear BIM.
We will be seeking expertise in all digital / inspection related technology skill sets and capabilities.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Remote Health Physics
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90743100 - Toxic substances monitoring services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Whitehaven, Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
For most decommissioning operations, multiple radiological protection workers are required to be on standby in uncomfortable PPE for the entire period of an operation. This can cause delays and puts additional people at risk. With the advent of readily available mobile robotics, it should be possible to deploy remote platforms to complete some of the monitoring tasks remotely.
This project focuses on the development and in-field testing of remote health physics techniques.
We will be seeking expertise in all digital technology / health physics related skill sets and capabilities.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 January 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes