--- title: "UKAEA RACE - RAICo Request for Expressions of Interest - Data Exploitation" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0359ff" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0359ff" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0359ff.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0359ff.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY" published: "2022-08-08" --- # UKAEA RACE - RAICo Request for Expressions of Interest - Data Exploitation Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0359ff [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0359ff) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0359ff.json) ## Summary The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is planning a tender process for the project titled "UKAEA RACE - RAICo Request for Expressions of Interest - Data Exploitation" in the services industry category. This procurement process aims to develop an enhanced suite of tools for merging and utilizing data from hazardous nuclear decommissioning sites. The project location is Whitehaven, Cumbria, and the tender value is £1,500,000. The procurement is at the planning stage, with a future notice date of January 30, 2023. This tender by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority presents opportunities for businesses skilled in digital technology, inspection, and health physics. Companies with expertise in data services, nuclear BIM development, decommissioning data viewer interfaces, automated inspection technologies, and remote health physics techniques are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is a tender with potential opportunities across multiple lots focusing on various aspects of data exploitation for nuclear decommissioning applications. ## Notice UKAEA RACE - RAICo are investigating the creation of an enhanced suite of tools for merging and utilising data collected by robot/sensor from hazardous nuclear decommissioning site locations. Improving the reliability, repeatability, and breadth of supporting data to enable faster, safer, and cheaper decision making for decommissioning and maintenance applications. It seeks to do this by engaging with industry and academia to combine recent advances from other fields, to develop a data exploitation framework focused on a unified data format suitable for nuclear decommissioning. ### Lot Information Nuclear Building Information Modelling (BIM) Development and demonstration of a nuclear BIM suitable for supporting nuclear fusion and fission decommissioning. This shall include importing existing CAD, connecting related textual records, maintenance logs, and capture data from inspection robots and sensors. The nuclear BIM shall include the ability to include radiological and contamination data. Beyond this, it shall also include the ability to include uncertain or incomplete data. We will be seeking expertise in all digital related technology skill sets and capabilities to support the development of a nuclear BIM. Decommissioning Data Viewer This project will develop an intuitive interface to the Nuclear BIM, allowing multiple types of users to inspect a plant, and easily interact with the data that they require (e.g. overlaying radiological data). This shall include VR representations for the 3D data. We will be seeking expertise in all digital related technology skill sets and capabilities. Automated Inspection This project shall focus on routinely and autonomously exploring and inspecting large complex regions enabling this in nuclear decommissioning and ensuring that the data is returned in a standard format suitable for the nuclear BIM. We will be seeking expertise in all digital / inspection related technology skill sets and capabilities. Remote Health Physics For most decommissioning operations, multiple radiological protection workers are required to be on standby in uncomfortable PPE for the entire period of an operation. This can cause delays and puts additional people at risk. With the advent of readily available mobile robotics, it should be possible to deploy remote platforms to complete some of the monitoring tasks remotely. This project focuses on the development and in-field testing of remote health physics techniques. We will be seeking expertise in all digital technology / health physics related skill sets and capabilities. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021788-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Jan 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY | | Locality | ABINGDON | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX14 3DB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | South Oxfordshire | | Electoral ward | Sandford & the Wittenhams | | Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 72300000 - Data services - 72314000 - Data collection and collation services - 90743100 - Toxic substances monitoring services ## Release History - 8 Aug 2022 at 16:12 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021788-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814 - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/45975 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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