Official UK procurement notice
Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle Research and Development Project
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of an autonomous shuttle and provision of related services to support the delivery of the Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle Research and Development project
CPV: Buses and coaches
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The manufacture, supply and delivery of a fully autonomous shuttle, together with all…Awarded
The manufacture, supply and delivery of a fully autonomous shuttle, together with all necessary operational and professional services to support the delivery of the externally funded Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle Research and Development project ("the Project") during the initial period 1st January to 31st March 2025 (subject to options to extend in the event that further external funding is secured to extend the project thereafter). The purpose of the Project is to help define a more sustainable future for urban mobility by demonstrating the feasibility of a commercially viable urban public transport solution using autonomous zero-emission shuttles.
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
- 21 Feb 2025, 13:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Feb 2025, 13:36 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006749- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e68fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Given the specific and unique nature of the Project, namely it is an experimental and temporary R&D project sponsored by IUK in order to trial autonomous vehicle technology in a public setting, and the urgent need arising to safeguard the grant and deliver the Project, the Council is entitled to directly appoint the contractor
in accordance with Regulation 32(5)(a) (use of negotiated procedure without prior publication for award of supply contracts for R&D projects) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXA Autonomy Limited | £305,415 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006749-2025-1 · OXA Autonomy Limited
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2025
- Value
- £305,415
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OXA Autonomy LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.