Spare Robots and Associated Equipment for Box Encapsulation Plant

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£12,540,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Nov 2024no call for competition

Awarded to KUKA SYSTEMS UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supplementary supply of robotics equipment, and an associated test cell, to support the operation of the Box Encapsulation Plant on the Sellafield licensed nuclear site

CPV: Industrial robots

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1KUKA Robots for Box Encapsulation Plant - Direct AwardAwarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Dec 2024, 16:37 GMT
Last source update: 13 Dec 2024, 16:37 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-040338
Classification (CPV): Industrial robots
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c81f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Sellafield Ltd is responsible for the safe storage and management of nuclear waste. The Box Encapsulation Plant receives waste packages and conditions these for longer term storage. Robotics are utilised to support the delivery of the operations in the Boc Encapsulation Plant in order to minimise human exposure to radiological risk. Kuka are discontinuing the model of robot utilised in the Box Encapsulation Plant. As the model forms part of a functional integrated system, additional supplies of the robots are being procured to provide resilience to the ongoing operation of the Box Encapsulation Plant. As Kuka hold the intellectual property for the robots this award is made pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) and Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £12,540,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
KUKA SYSTEMS UK Ltd	£12,540,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 040338-2024-1 · KUKA SYSTEMS UK Ltd
Signed
7 Nov 2024
Value
£12,540,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning West Cumbria House, Jubilee Road, Workington, North West, CA14 4HBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts Of JusticeMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

KUKA Systems UK LtdAwarded supplier01154477 Hereward Rise, Halesowen, West Midlands, Halesowen, UK, B62 8AN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.