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RAICo Academic Research Theme 2

UK Atomic Energy Authority · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:54.

Opportunity overview

The Academic Research theme will address research related issues raised by the RAICo Collaboration partners and develop ideas at a low Technical Readiness Level (TRL) to such a point where an initial proof of concept can be developed for further development by the RAICo programme.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

University of Manchester

No match
Published award value
£900k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PTWB-5852-GWDM
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05f05f
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This Direct Award is justified under Schedule 5, paragraphs 4–6 of the Procurement Act 2023, on the basis that the University of Manchester (UoM) holds unique and bespoke robotic platforms, and site-specific infrastructure developed and deployed during Phase 1 of the RAICo programme. These resources and capabilities are not reasonably available from another supplier. Awarding this contract to a different supplier would require significant duplication of time, cost, and technical development, and would result in material incompatibility with the research tools and demonstrators developed in Phase 1. The University has also embedded research staff and equipment at the RAICo1 facility, and switching suppliers would result in disproportionate onboarding time and loss of embedded institutional knowledge. The work also includes ongoing research and experimental development activities, including design, testing, and validation of new robotic capabilities for nuclear decommissioning. As such, this award also meets the conditions of Schedule 5, paragraphs 2–3, covering services related to prototypes, proof-of-concept demonstrators, and feasibility testing of low-TRL technologies. This combination of prior exclusive capability, and continued R&D work makes UoM the only suitable supplier capable of continuing delivery without unnecessary duplication or delay, in line with the strategic objectives of the RAICo programme

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLJV-1169-JTDD
Name
UK Atomic Energy Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Oxfordshire
Postal Code
OX14 3DB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Culham Science Centre

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PLJV-1169-JTDD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Colette Broadwith
Telephone
+44 1142293734
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PTWB-5852-GWDM
Name
University of Manchester

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M13 9PL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Oxford Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PTWB-5852-GWDM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
RAICo Academic Research Theme 2
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services

Value

Amount
900,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,080,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080447-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Dec 2025, 09:46

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTWB-5852-GWDM
Name
University of Manchester

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

LOT-0000

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2026, 00:59
Starts
17 Dec 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oxfordshire · UKJ14 · OX14 3DB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05f05f-2025-12-08T09:46:04ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·