Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 18 Jul 2025, 23:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DEMO RMTF - TR0+ Upgrade Realisation

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£400,000£480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2025awarded 25 Sept 2025
Awarded to Veolia Nuclear Solutions UK Limited
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement is to support UKAEA to develop test facilities in order to advance their understanding of novel control systems inside of a future fusion reactor known as DEMO. This is to be delivered under the NEC4 Supply Contract. The scope is detailed in the Specification document. There is optional site visits for all bidders. The contract value is approximately £400,000 with a target start date of September 2025.

  • No preliminary market engagement: The stakeholder had great insights of the market as this requirement is upgrade of existing systems that was sourced via competitive tender process.

CPV: Industrial robots

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Value: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial Capacity will be assessed via D&B checks

  • Technical & professional ability

    Certain certification is specified in the Tender Documents

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
Quality: 80%Price: 10%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Relevant Organisational Experience: 80%
  • Cost: 10%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Relevant Organisational Experience: Q1 Relevant Organisational Experience 15% Q2 Individual & Team Expertise 30% Q3 Programme Timescale and Delivery Method 15% Q4 Percentage of the maximum scope of supply delivered 30% Q5 Quality Assurance 10%
  • Cost: Commercial Schedule is provided to capture cost elements
  • Social Value: Fighting Climate Change
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial Capacity will be assessed via D&B checks

  • Technical & professional ability

    Certain certification is specified in the Tender Documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
18 Jul 2025, 23:30 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Aug 2025
Authority reference
T/HR058/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041461
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Industrial robots
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056285 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 Days payment terms with 3 Payment milestones

Review and risk notes
Risks

Delivery Deadlines

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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
31 Jul 2025, 23:55 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 23:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    31 Jul 2025, 23:55 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    28 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    15 Sept 2025
  6. Assessment summaries sent397 days ago
    25 Sept 2025
  7. Standstill ends385 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published312 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 23:30 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    8 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £400,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Veolia Nuclear Solutions UK LimitedTender for TR0+ Upgrade7 Oct 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 Jun 2026Extensions: This is an optional extension to be agreed by both parties . · Options: Yes ; Optional extension by a month£400,00025 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

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
  • Veolia Nuclear Solutions UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHQM-7456-RJWM 18 Nuffield Way, Abingdon, South East, OX14 1RLContact email, phone

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