Official UK procurement notice
Metal Melting/Casting Test Rig
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe design, build, and commission of a metal melting furnace for the use of experimental testing and research.
Aims of the research are to test metal melting, separation, volume reduction, and radiological contamination and the furnace purchased should allow such investigations to occur, while also aiding in the advancement of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) of the process.
The metal melting furnace should be able to heat to a temperature of 1,750°C. The rig (for purposes here called ‘Rig 1’) should have a capacity of 200 – 500 milliliters melt volume with a footprint of less than 3m x 3m x 3m and able to handle radioactive materials with a tritium content <1MBq/g and other beta/gamma <12KBq/g. This rig would be housed in a radiologically controlled area on-site at UKAEA Culham
CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Development consultancy services · Disposal of radioactive waste · Engineering studies · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Mechanical engineering services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Smelting furnaces
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£400,000
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- Suitability
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- Economic & financial standing
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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
- Closed
- 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
- 23 Apr 2021, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 11 May 2021, 12:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
T/RB038/21- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-010255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a985Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- 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- Submission deadline
- 24 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 May 2021 → 24 Jun 2021 · 5 dates- Notice published11 May 2021, 12:21 BST
- Submission deadline24 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts11 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until24 Jun 2021, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
Tender deadline extended in response to bidder feedback.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.