Official UK procurement notice
Cryogenic Pressure Vessels (DFX)
Authority: University of Southampton (Charity / VCSE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe manufacture of four Cryogenic Pressure Vessels to be supplied to the University of Southampton. CE marking process to be compliant with the Pressure Equipment Directive ((PED)2014-68-EU). Packaged ready for international shipment. Delivery of first unit expected within 6 months of contract signing.
CPV: Electromechanical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This procurement is for manufacturing 4 units of specially designed cryostats (DFX)…AwardedPublished value£450,000
This procurement is for manufacturing 4 units of specially designed cryostats (DFX) for the CERN High Luminosity upgrade. The manufacturing is build-to-design according to the full specification drawings technical specifications provided. The manufacturing consists of three stages: components, sub assemblies, general assembly and testing.
The cryostat is a Category-III pressure vessel to be manufactured, inspected, and qualified according to the relevant standards given in the specifications.
The assembled cryostat will be tested for (1) both pressure vessel requirements and CE marked and (2) vacuum requirements as specified. The manufacturing will not commence prior to acquiring all the relevant welding qualifications (WPQR) specified. The manufacturer should assign a dedicated project manager, and deploy the necessary level of Quality Assurance to fulfil the DFX specification.
Procurement Process:
This procurement process was conducted as an open procedure; consisting of an Invitation to Tender stage where tenderers were invited to submit formal tenders at this stage.
Contract Period:
The University proposes to enter into a Contract for 24 months - this will be the maximum contract period, including any potential extensions with the Contractor.
This will comprise of an initial contract period of 12 months for the provision of the goods including a 12 months warranty.
The contract will be effective on signing. The initial term of the warranty of 12 months will run from the date of acceptance of the equipment with extensions if so agreed by the University, running from the expiry of the initial contract period.
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 (3)
- Technical Requirements: 45%
- Delivery and Lead Time: 25%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
- Mandatory Criteria: Pass/Fail
- Technical Requirements: 45%
- Delivery and Lead Time: 25%
- Price: 30%
- Economic & financial standing
To support the financial assessment, the University will obtain a Business Risk Report for all Potential Suppliers and every organisation that is being relied on to meet this procurement, using an independent company called Creditsafe.
The University reserves the right to exclude a Tenderer or request provision of further assurances such as parent company/bank guarantee or performance bonds where a Tenderer's Business Risk Score is: "Moderate Risk"; "High Risk"; "Very High Risk"; or "Not Rated", based on the rating provided by Creditsafe
Where a Business Risk Score from our external system is not available, then an alternative method of assessing financial standing will be used. This method is detailed within the Invitation to Tender document set.
Minimum: Tenderers are advised that a requirement of this procurement is to have in place, or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following minimum insurance levels: Employers (Compulsory) Liability: £10 million GBP per occurrence. Public Liability: £10 million… - Technical & professional ability
Tenderers attention is drawn to the MANDATORY requirements of the award criteria:
- Grounds for mandatory exclusion
- Grounds for discretionary exclusion
- Economic & Financial Standing
- Insurance
- Compliance with equality legislation
- Health & Safety
Minimum: There are expected standards that form part of the mandatory requirements as detailed below: -Weld procedures qualified against EN ISO 15614-1 -Welders to be qualified against ISO 9606-1 -Weld inspection against ISO 17637 and ISO 17636-1 or ISO 17636-2 -Weld NDT personnel qualif…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 21 Nov 2022, 17:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2023, 18:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
2022UoS-0620- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004957- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03871cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: E-Tendering Portal: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool, In-Tend (https://intendhost.co.uk/ universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with potential suppliers and/or tenderers (as appropriate). All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from In-Tend. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with the University, including the submission of Selection Stage and/or Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the potential supplier/tenderer. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the procurement documentation. Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your organisation against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant documents via In-Tend. Further instructions for the submission of responses are below: To submit your return: 1. Log in 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Invitation to Tender') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the 'My Tender Return' panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red 'Submit Return' button. Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procurement, all communications with the University must be made via the correspondence function within In-Tend. Publication of Award Details: In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (if applicable), the University intends to publish the value of any resulting contract at the award stage, and reserves the right to do so. By submitting a response, potential suppliers/tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
22 Dec 2022 → 17 Feb 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline22 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published17 Feb 2023, 18:50 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Feb 2023, 18:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puma Engineering and Construction Ltd | £450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Cryogenic Pressure Vessels (DFX) · Puma Engineering and Construction Ltd
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2023
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Puma Engineering and Construction LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.