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RAICo Phase 2

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 23:58.

Opportunity overview

RAICo (Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Collaboration) – Phase 2. R&D on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Awarded to

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UKAEA

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Contract value
£7.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2025
Including VAT
£9m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLJV-1169-JTDD
Location
Abingdon, UKJ14, OX14 3DB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
C25984
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Given RAICo Phase 2 is very similar to Phase 1, it is believed this will be an Exempted Contract under PA23 (Schedule 2 – Part 1 – Para 3 – Horizontal Arrangement). An alternative could be Schedule 2 – Part 2 – Para 22 – R&D.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PVDH-2346-PXDL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVDH-2346-PXDL

Address

Street Address
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Locality
Cumbria
Postal Code
CA24 3HU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD11

Contact

Name
Madeline Jones

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
UKAEA
Id
GB-PPON-PLJV-1169-JTDD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLJV-1169-JTDD

Address

Street Address
UKAEA , K2/1/10, Culham Science Centre, Culham
Locality
Abingdon
Postal Code
OX14 3DB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLJV-1169-JTDD
Name
UKAEA

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
RAICo Phase 2 programme
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
tbc

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
9,000,000
Amount
7,500,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010615-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Feb 2026, 15:52
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cumbria · UKD11 · CA24 3HU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 010615-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·