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Published 21 May 2024, 17:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MAST-U Double Beam Box Cooling Water

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£180,000exc. VAT3.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2024awarded 15 Oct 2024
Awarded to Dal Ben S.p.A
Contract term 3 moends 9 Dec 2024 · starts 2 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

MAST-U Double Beam Box Cooling Water

CPV: Cooling pumps · Industrial machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for a Cooling Water system comprising…Awarded 3 moPublished value£180,000

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for a Cooling Water system comprising of Pressurised Water Piping and Skids for use in its MAST-U Double Beam Box. Full details of the requirement including the technical specification, tender and draft contract are available for download by following the link in this notice.

Contract period: 2 Sept 2024 – 9 Dec 2024 (3 mo)
Delivery: 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
Quality: 160Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Quality Questionnaire: 60
  • Quality - 1. Technical Soluition regarding Subcontracting of items: 10
  • Quality - 2. Technical Solution regarding design of 3 Skids: 20
  • Quality - 3. Technical Solution regarding producing fabricated and welded assemblies: 20
  • Quality - 4. Quality Assurance: 20
  • Quality - 5. Programme: 13
  • Quality - 6. Social Value: 17
  • Total of the Prices: 40
Published award criteria (8)
  • Quality Questionnaire: 60%
  • Quality - 1. Technical Soluition regarding Subcontracting of items: 10%
  • Quality - 2. Technical Solution regarding design of 3 Skids: 20%
  • Quality - 3. Technical Solution regarding producing fabricated and welded assemblies: 20%
  • Quality - 4. Quality Assurance: 20%
  • Quality - 5. Programme: 13%
  • Quality - 6. Social Value: 17%
  • Total of the Prices: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 200 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
21 May 2024, 17:19 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2024, 17:49 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
T/RAF060/24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033457
Classification (CPV)
Cooling pumpsIndustrial machinery
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04696e 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
19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2024 → 16 Oct 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    25 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    2 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    25 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    16 Oct 2024, 17:49 BST

Notice history

3 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
    13 Jun 2024, 14:49 BST
    +14 days · was 25 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Deadline moved to 19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
    8 Jul 2024, 15:19 BST
    +10 days · was 9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Oct 2024, 17:49 BST
Published amendments (4 · 3 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Contract periodDuration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system - End Date · II.2.79 Dec 20242 Feb 2025+55 d
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders · IV.2.225 Jun 20249 Jul 2024+14 d
—Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.625 Sept 20249 Oct 2024+14 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · II.2.725 Sept 20249 Jul 2024-78 d
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders · IV.2.29 Jul 202419 Jul 2024+10 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening tenders · IV.2.725 Jun 202419 Jul 2024+24 d
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders · IV.2.219 Jul 202419 Jul 2024+0 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening tenders · IV.2.719 Jul 202423 Jul 2024+4 d

4 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2024-06: 2 releases · 3 Jun 2024, 13 Jun 2024
  • 2024-05: 1 release · 21 May 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £174,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dal Ben S.p.ASME£174,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • MAST-U Double Beam Box Cooling Water · Dal Ben S.p.ASME

    Signed
    15 Oct 2024
    Value
    £174,500
    Period
    … – 9 Dec 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Campus, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Dal Ben S.P.A.Awarded supplier Via G. Di Vittorio 12, 30029 San Stino di Livenza (VE), ITH3

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