Official UK procurement notice
3391.ET.ARMC.21 Provision of Horizontal Vacuum Furnace including maintenance, training and support
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for the provision of Horizontal Vacuum Furnace including maintenance, training and support on behalf of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.
CPV: Construction of furnaces · Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens · Installation services of furnaces
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Nuclear AMRC is seeking to procure a high-temperature vacuum furnace to pursue…Awarded
The Nuclear AMRC is seeking to procure a high-temperature vacuum furnace to pursue unique research into joining (brazing) and heat treatment of advanced materials required for the next generation of advanced modular and nuclear fusion reactor programmes.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Price Per quality Point (PQP): 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price Per quality Point (PQP): 100
- Price: 0
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Aug 2022, 14:09 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2023, 11:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
3391.ET.ARMC.21- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008793- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035f7cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten-day standstill period at the point which information on the award of Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek a further debriefing before the Contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of Contract cannot be resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provides for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action should be brought promptly (generally within 30 days).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Timeline
4 Oct 2022 → 27 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
- Notice published27 Mar 2023, 11:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2023, 11:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vacuum Furnace Engineering LtdSMEProvision of Horizontal Vacuum Furnace including maintenance, training and support | £719,365 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Horizontal Vacuum Furnace including maintenance, training and support · Vacuum Furnace Engineering LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2023
- Value
- £719,365
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vacuum Furnace Engineering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria