Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-2212 The supply of Additional High Purity Niobium for Superconducting RF Cavities
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of high purity Niobium material for the production Super-conducting RF (SRF) cavity semi-finished form. Four Groups of material are identified, and orders may require material from one or more Groups Full technical specifications for each Group are identified within the Specification Document on the Delta eSourcing tool.
- Group A – ESS specification discs
- Group B – ESS specification non-disc materials
- Group C – PIP-II specification discs
- Group D – PIP-II specification non-discs
CPV: Niobium
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 14 Nov 2022, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 May 2023, 12:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-2212- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013445- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038412Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contracttransparency- data/ To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=780836829" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=780836829</a> GO Reference: GO-2023511-PRO-22946348
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2022, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Dec 2022, 16:01 GMT
Timeline
19 Dec 2022 → 11 May 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Dec 2022, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Dec 2022, 16:01 GMT
- Notice published11 May 2023, 12:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 May 2023, 12:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marphil InternationalNiobium Framework | £3,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Niobium Framework · Marphil International
- Signed
- 3 May 2023
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Marphil InternationalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria