Procurement of additional SPOT Robot for RAICo

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 31 Jan 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Createc Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of an additional SPOT Robot for research / demonstration purposes

CPV: Industrial robots

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Procurement of Additional SPOT robot for RAICo for research / demonstration purposesAwarded

Delivery: North West · Whitehaven

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Jan 2023, 17:25 GMT
Last source update: 31 Jan 2023, 17:25 GMT
Authority reference: JNCA/PJP004/23
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-002992
Classification (CPV): Industrial robots
Delivery area: North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a19c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Authority already has Boston Dynamics SPOT Robots and requires and additional device to incorporate into its research / demonstration programme. We could not utilise a different device for compatibility reasons.
Createc are the sole distributor of the Boston Dynamics device in the UK.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jan 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Createc LtdPurchase of SPOT Enterprise and ancillary equipment	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Purchase of SPOT Enterprise and ancillary equipment · Createc Ltd
Signed
31 Jan 2023
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£200,271 – £200,271

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

1 commercial party on the notice

Createc LtdAwarded supplier07293648 Unit 4, Derwent Mills Commercial Park,, Cockermouth, North West, CA13 0HT

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.