✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 18:19.
Opportunity overview
The Contractor's scope shall include the design, development, functional demonstration, and delivery (including all required testing, verification, and documentation) of the Spot software suite for surface characterisation and swabbing.
Classification
CPV72262000 — Software development services
CPV72230000 — Custom software development services
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PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
UK Atomic Energy Authority is seeking a contractor to design, develop, functionally demonstrate and deliver a Spot robot software suite for non-planar surface characterisation and swabbing. The scope includes required testing, verification and documentation.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers with custom robotics software development, experimental development, test and evaluation capability, particularly for Spot robot applications.
Key points identified
Technical scopeDesign, develop, functionally demonstrate and deliver a Spot software suite for surface characterisation and swabbing.Evidence: "The Contractor's scope shall include the design, development, functional demonstration, and delivery ... of the Spot software suite for surface characterisation and swabbing."
Testing and verificationRequired testing and verification are included in scope.Evidence: The description specifies delivery "including all required testing, verification, and documentation".
DocumentationProvide required documentation.Evidence: The description specifies delivery "including all required testing, verification, and documentation".
96% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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UK Atomic Energy Authority is seeking a contractor to design, develop, functionally demonstrate and deliver a Spot robot software suite for non-planar surface characterisation and swabbing. The scope includes required testing, verification and documentation.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers with custom robotics software development, experimental development, test and evaluation capability, particularly for Spot robot applications.
Key deliverables
Design and development of the Spot software suite
Functional demonstration
Testing and verification
Delivery documentation
Software supporting non-planar surface characterisation and swabbing
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Technical scope
99% confidence
Design, develop, functionally demonstrate and deliver a Spot software suite for surface characterisation and swabbing.
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"The Contractor's scope shall include the design, development, functional demonstration, and delivery ... of the Spot software suite for surface characterisation and swabbing."
Testing and verification
99% confidence
Required testing and verification are included in scope.
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The description specifies delivery "including all required testing, verification, and documentation".
Documentation
99% confidence
Provide required documentation.
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The description specifies delivery "including all required testing, verification, and documentation".
Supplier requirements
95% confidence
No further supplier eligibility, financial, insurance, security or technical-selection requirements are stated in the supplied data.
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No such requirements are provided in the opportunity record.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Suitable for SMEs: yes.
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suitable_for_sme is 1.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Suitable for VCSEs: yes.
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suitable_for_vcse is 1.
Other eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility criteria beyond SME and VCSE suitability are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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value_min, value_max and currency are null.
Contract period
99% confidence
30 October 2026 to 31 October 2026.
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contract_start_at is 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z and contract_end_at is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Commercial terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing model, payment terms or other commercial terms are supplied.
Delivery
Buyer location
99% confidence
Oxfordshire, OX14 3DB, England.
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Buyer location is listed as Oxfordshire, OX14 3DB, ENG.
Delivery locations
99% confidence
United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World are listed.
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The supplied delivery-location records list these geographies.
Delivery approach
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No on-site, remote, hybrid or implementation-location detail is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Open.
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display_status is "open" and source_status is "active".
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
29 October 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline is 2026-10-29T12:00:00Z.
Publication date
99% confidence
8 October 2026.
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published_at is 2026-10-08T16:33:22+01:00.
Lots
99% confidence
No lots are supplied.
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The lots array is empty.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Unusual contract duration
99% confidence
The stated contract period is only two calendar days, despite a scope covering design, development, testing, verification, demonstration and documentation.
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The supplied dates run from 30 October 2026 to 31 October 2026, while the description specifies a substantial development and delivery scope.
Broad delivery geography
98% confidence
Multiple global delivery geographies are listed without identifying the actual place(s) of performance or delivery model.
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Delivery locations include the United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World.
Missing commercial detail
99% confidence
Contract value, currency and commercial terms are not stated in the supplied data.
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Value and currency fields are null, and no commercial terms are provided.
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