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Published 21 Sept 2022, 09:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Manufacturing Support Services for STEP Programme

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

7 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000total for 7 lots
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2022
Lots 7see the lot list below
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Nov 2023 · extension options published · starts 1 Dec 2022

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The intent is to create a team of industry specialists that ensures sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge can be offered to the design teams, for any of the product areas that are expected to require significant support.

This will be awarded under the following Lots:

Lot 1/Role 1 In-Vessel Components Manufacturing Support

Lot 2/Role 2 In-Vessel Components Manufacturing Support

Lot 3/Role 3 Piping and Pressurised Vessels Manufacturing Support

Lot 4/Role 4(additional experience required to Lot/Roles 5 & 6; see Role Specification table) HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support

Lot 5/Role 5 HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support

Lot 6/Role 6 HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support

Lot 7/Role 7 - Full-time role based a combination of Lots/Roles 5 and 6. HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support

CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Design consultancy services · Energy and related services · Engineering-design services for industrial process and production · Technical analysis or consultancy services · Technical support services

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · all with a published value (£1,145,000 together)
Lot #1In-Vessel Components Manufacturing SupportRenewal 1 yrPublished value£500,000

Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details

Contract period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend until end of March 2022Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2In-Vessel Components Manufacturing SupportRenewal 1 yrPublished value£50,000

Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details

Contract period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend until end of March 2024Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Piping and Pressurised Vessels Manufacturing SupportRenewal 1 yrPublished value£60,000

Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details

Contract period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend until end of March 2024Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing SupportRenewal 1 yrPublished value£135,000

Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details

Contract period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend until end of March 2024Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing SupportRenewal 1 yrPublished value£90,000

Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details

Contract period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend until end of March 2024Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6HTS Magnets (Confinement) SupportRenewal 1 yrPublished value£90,000

Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details

Contract period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend until end of March 2024Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support combination of Lots/Roles 5 and 6.Renewal 1 yrPublished value£220,000

Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details

Contract period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend until end of March 2024Variant 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
Lot distribution rule: Lot 7/Role 7 - Full-time role based a combination of Lots/Roles 5 and 6. HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support
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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Sept 2022, 09:52 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2022, 09:52 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
T-AD117-22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026308
Classification (CPV)
Design and execution of research and developmentDesign consultancy servicesEnergy and related servicesEngineering-design services for industrial process and productionTechnical analysis or consultancy servicesTechnical support services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0369d5 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
24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Sept 2022 → 1 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Sept 2022, 09:52 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2022

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

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.