Control Systems OEM Equipment Service and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: North West (UKD1)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 1 Apr 2023no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Maintenance & Technical Support of Programmable Logic Controllers and Control Equipment manufactured and supported by the original OEM of the equipment in situ and in use by Sellafield, including: On-site support, breakdown support, telephone support, servicing, maintenance and associated parts as specified in the install base inventory and targeted P1 managed between Sellafield and the OEM (the awarded supplier)

CPV: Installation services of guidance and control systems

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

51900000 Installation services of guidance and control systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 May 2023, 10:58 BST
Last source update: 5 May 2023, 10:58 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-012904
Classification (CPV): Installation services of guidance and control systems
Delivery area: North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c694 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: Is in accordance with PCR 2015 Regulation 32.5(b).
"For additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance"
The OEM awarded the contract has the intellectual property for the equipment used within context of this contract and has been maintained and managed by the awarded supplier as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and own the intellectual property associated with the equipment. This proprietary equipment cannot be modified by any other supplier.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Control Systems OEM Equipment Service and Maintenance
Signed
1 Apr 2023
Value
£194,868
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning Seascale, North WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Schneider Electric Systems UK LtdFramework contractor Worthing, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.