Official UK procurement notice
Complete autonomous system for the secure transportation of nuclear material
Authority: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Nuclear Laboratory ("NNL") intends to award a contract to IDV Robotics who will further develop the concept for a complete autonomous system for the secure transportation of nuclear material across the Sellafield site as part of the Gamechangers Innovation Programme.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The funding for this Proof of Concept Gamechangers is to enable further development of…
The funding for this Proof of Concept Gamechangers is to enable further development of the Autonomous transportation of nuclear materials concept and technology further.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Authority reference
GC_837- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020889- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
National Nuclear Laboratory ("NNL") intends to award a contract to IDV Robotics who will further develop the concept for a complete autonomous system for the secure transportation of nuclear material across the Sellafield site as part of the Gamechangers Innovation Programme. IDV Robotics has been developing autonomous systems for Defence for almost 20 years and were selected through a response to a Gamechangers Challenge Statement which sought applications for feasibility funding. This was advertised in an Early Engagement Notice via Contracts Finder (ref: GC25) on 23rd October 2024(Autonomous transportation of nuclear materials - Contracts Finder) and published via www.gamechangers.technology/challenge/Autonomous… ↗
Following all supplier applications for feasibility funding for the above project, IDV Robotics were selected as a successful supplier by the funders (Sellafield Ltd). An initial £10,000 of feasibility funding was provided in January 2024, which supported IDV Robotics to:
- Create a Business Case for the development of a complete Concept Demonstrator
- Generate a Project Risk Register
- Generate of a Project Plan for the development of a Concept Demonstrator including milestones and funding requirements
The output of this feasibility study was then further evaluated by Sellafield Ltd and IDV Robotics have been selected for additional funding for the Proof-of-Concept phase of this project, which will enable them to further develop this concept and technology further. This additional funding to support technology development is due to be awarded following the expiry of this VEAT notice.
Gamechangers is an innovation programme which finds solutions for complex nuclear industry challenges and allows the supplier to retain ownership of the Intellectual Property throughout the advancement of technology readiness level. They accept applications and work with all sizes and across all sectors to identify and develop the most promising of technology. Suppliers who have an idea which might be of interest, please follow the below link to the Gamechangers Technology challenge website for further information or to explore Challenges that may be of interest.
Delivering innovation in the nuclear industry (www.gamechangers.technology ↗)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDV Robotics LTDTransportation of Nuclear Materials | £249,771 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Transportation of Nuclear Materials · IDV Robotics LTD
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2024
- Value
- £249,771
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IDV Robotics LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.