Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 6 Mar 2023, 12:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

H3AT TMC Raman Spectrometer Spares

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£49,070published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Feb 2023no call for competition
Awarded to IS-Instruments Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A custom Raman spectrometer was previously procured via a competitive tender. The system is not tritium compatible and so this work concerns principally the design and testing work to make the system tritium compatible. The spectrometer is planned to be used in a tritium system and so this work must be conducted.

CPV: Spectrometers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East · Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DB

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
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Mar 2023, 12:39 GMT
Last source update
6 Mar 2023, 12:39 GMT
Authority reference
JNCA-BO032-23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006442
Classification (CPV)
Spectrometers
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ae5a 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

In alignment with PCR 2015 regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights I approve this JNCA. The upgrades and spares required can only be supplied by the OEM which is IS Instruments who own the exclusive rights.

Review and risk notes
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).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £49,0701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IS-Instruments LimitedSMEH3AT Raman Spectrometer Upgrade£49,070 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IS-Instruments LtdAwarded supplier07161581 Warehouse 3, 220 Vale Road, Tonbridge, UK, TN9 1SP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.