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Published 8 Nov 2022, 10:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HotZone Replacement for Torvac Furnace T200

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£230,000exc. VAT15.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Dec 2022awarded 3 Feb 2023
Awarded to Vacuum Furnace Engineering Ltd
Contract term 5 moends 1 Jun 2023 · starts 3 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To procure and install a like for like all-metal hot-zone replacement for a Torvac bottom-loading vacuum furnace, for the United Kingdom’s Atomic Energy Authority’s Special Techniques Group (UKAEA-STG).

CPV: Installation services of furnaces · Refurbishment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moPublished value£230,000
Contract period: 3 Jan 2023 – 1 Jun 2023 (5 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

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
Services
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
8 Nov 2022, 10:07 GMT
Last source update
6 Feb 2023, 09:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
T/CMK186/22
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003531
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of furnacesRefurbishment work
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037fe8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

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).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
7 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Dec 2022 → 31 Mar 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    3 Jan 2023
  4. Notice published
    6 Feb 2023, 09:24 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2023, 09:24 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Text2.2 · IV7/12/22 17:004/1/23 17:00

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £194,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vacuum Furnace Engineering LtdSME£194,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, UK, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.