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Published 25 Mar 2022, 14:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Plant Information System and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£6,600,000exc. VAT54.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2022awarded 21 Dec 2022
Awarded to Dassault Systemes UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority procured Plant Information System software which will be supported by an associated services partner.

The aim of the procurement exercise was to enable the successful deployment and adoption of a system that meets the needs of the STEP Programme (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production).

The contract will be in place for the initial term +1+1+1 years as options.

This is an award notice only and not a call to competition.

  • Recurrence: 54 months

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,600,000
Delivery: UK · Culham
Extensions: Initial Term + extensions of 1 year +1 year +1 year · 1+1+1= 3 yearsVariant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30%
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.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Yes · 54 months
First published
25 Mar 2022, 14:54 GMT
Last source update
22 Dec 2022, 15:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
T/GW/033/22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036427
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032682 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
28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Apr 2022 → 22 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    22 Dec 2022, 15:39 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2022, 15:39 GMT
Published amendments (3)

Extended to 5 May 2022 at 17:00 hrs

Return date extended to 6th May.

Extended tender deadline to 12 May 2022 at mid day (12)

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2022-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2022
  • 2022-03: 1 release · 25 Mar 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dassault Systemes UK Limited£3,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad4——

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.