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Published 29 Apr 2022, 08:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

In-Situ Piezometer (IPS) · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT1.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 May 2022awarded 16 Jun 2022
Awarded to Alemnis

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Training and Support of an in-situ mechanical test stage with high-temperature capability, integrated into specific microscopes residing in the RR environment of the MRF.

CPV: Automated microscope stages · Electron microscopes · Electrotechnical equipment · Ion and molecular microscopes · Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring · Metallurgical microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Training, and Support of an in-situ…AwardedPublished value£400,000

The Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Training, and Support of an in-situ mechanical test stage with high-temperature capability, integrated into specific microscopes residing in the RR environment of the MRF.

Delivery: UK, South East
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 participation1
  • Suitability

    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
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
29 Apr 2022, 08:54 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2022, 09:37 BST
Award evaluation window
26 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
T/AK194/21
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025876
Classification (CPV)
Automated microscope stagesElectron microscopesElectrotechnical equipmentIon and molecular microscopesMachines and apparatus for testing and measuringMetallurgical microscopes
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0331bc 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
26 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 May 2022 → 15 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    26 Aug 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    15 Sept 2022, 09:37 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Sept 2022, 09:37 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £395,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AlemnisSMEHot Cell Sample Fabrication Instrument£395,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Hot Cell Sample Fabrication Instrument · AlemnisSME

    Signed
    16 Jun 2022
    Value
    £395,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

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 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
  • AlemnisAwarded supplierCHE-114.355.409 Schorenstrasse 39, Thun, CH, 3645Contact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria