Official UK procurement notice
Design and development of XR projects
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign and development of XR projects - To discover, develop and deliver the production of Extended Reality (XR) products. Continuing the previous 2-years of XR development, this contract is to bridge the gap in services whilst a new tender is carried out. *Correct contract start date was the 9th June 2025 , but FTS system will not accept this date for publication purposes.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2025, 09:26 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST
- Authority reference
C25535- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034048- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0513d7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Under Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 of PA2023, a direct award is justifiable where the contract can only be supplied by a specific supplier due to intellectual property (IP) rights and no reasonable alternatives exist. In this case, the supplier retains exclusive ownership of the source code, meaning transitioning to a new supplier would require a complete redevelopment of existing work, resulting in significant financial and time costs that render alternative options impractical.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published20 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST
- Standstill ends1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025- Transparency notice published15 May 2025, 09:26 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Jun 2025, 12:38 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| V360 Energy Ltd3 Jul 2025 – 8 Jun 2026 | £380,000 | 15 May 2025standstill to 1 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- V360 Energy LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender