Official UK procurement notice
G-FIB Upgrade - EBSD System
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe design, manufacture and installation of an EBSD upgrade to existing Gallium Focused Ion Beam (Ga-FIB).
The UKAEA wishes to procure an Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) detector and associated hardware and software for use on a Thermo Fisher Helios 600i (SN: 9921923) Gallium focussed ion beam instrument.
CPV: Ion microscopes · Nuclear evaluation instruments · Scanning electron microscopes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The UKAEA wishes to procure an Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) detector and…AwardedPublished value£160,000
The UKAEA wishes to procure an Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) detector and associated hardware and software for use on a Thermo Fisher Helios 600i (SN: 9921923) Gallium focussed ion beam instrument.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
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- Economic & financial standing
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Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information. - Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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- 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
- 30 Nov 2021, 11:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Mar 2022, 12:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
T/AK244/21- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006161- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fb53Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Review procedure
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Jan 2022 → 7 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Mar 2022, 12:39 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Mar 2022, 12:39 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis | £104,536 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
G-FIB Upgrade - EBSD System · Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2022
- Value
- £104,536
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oxford Instruments NanoanalysisAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.