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FW Services - Ross Robotics (RaaS)

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 15:36.

Opportunity overview

A managed service (Robots‑as‑a‑Service) contract for HVDC inspection and condition monitoring, where robotic hardware, analytics, maintenance, and lifecycle risk are provided and retained by the supplier. Valued at £4,550,000.00

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.

Ross Robotics Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£4.6m
Awarded
18 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09617215
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG1 8NQ, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-066e07
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Prototypes and development Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights Single supplier - technical reasons

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 3
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC
Id
GB-COH-SC213461

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
SC213461

Address

Street Address
Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road
Locality
Perth
Postal Code
PH1 3AQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM77

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 2
Name
Ross Robotics Limited
Id
GB-COH-09617215

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09617215

Address

Street Address
1 Cremyll Road
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG1 8NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
FW Services - Ross Robotics (RaaS)
Status
active
Date
18 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71356000
Description
Technical services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71630000
Description
Technical inspection and testing services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services

Value

Including VAT
4,550,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09617215
Name
Ross Robotics Limited

Contract period

Starts
15 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
12 Jul 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
12 Jul 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract can be extended annually

Options

Description
There may be a requirement for additional robots to support new sub stations.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
087559-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Sept 2026, 08:52
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Perth · UKM77 · PH1 3AQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 024783-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 087443-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 087559-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·