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Published 5 Sept 2022, 12:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Liquid Scintillation Counters

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£335,000≈ £251k / year2.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2022awarded 18 Nov 2022
Awarded to SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 31 Mar 2024 · starts 21 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NNL intends to procure four (4) liquid scintillation counters for the detection of low-level beta and alpha radiation with alpha/beta separation electronics and hereby invites tenders from potential suppliers.

CPV: Alpha beta counters · Alpha counters · Analysis apparatus · Beta counters · Counters · Detection and analysis apparatus · Gas-analysis apparatus · Scintigraphy devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 4 moPublished value£335,000

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: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Compliance to the Specification: 30%
  • Technical Support including aftersales and training: 20%
  • Delivery and Offloading Procedure: 10%
  • Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: 10%
  • price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Compliance to the Specification: 30%
  • Technical Support including aftersales and training: 20%
  • Delivery and Offloading Procedure: 10%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: 10%
  • Price: 20%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Sept 2022, 12:07 BST
Last source update
21 Nov 2022, 14:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
NNLC391
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032966
Classification (CPV)
Alpha beta countersAlpha countersAnalysis apparatusBeta countersCountersDetection and analysis apparatusGas-analysis apparatusScintigraphy devices
Delivery area
North West (UKD47)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0365c8 Find a Tender

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
17 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 → 21 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    21 Nov 2022
  4. Notice published
    21 Nov 2022, 14:52 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Nov 2022, 14:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £343,9001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED£343,900 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Procurement of Liquid Scintillation Counters · SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

    Signed
    18 Nov 2022
    Value
    £343,900
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Nuclear Laboratory

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear GB927282900 Chadwick House, Birchwood Park, Warrington , North West, WA3 6AEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • National Nuclear Laboratory LimitedReview body Warrington Contact email
  • The Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Southern Scientific LimitedAwarded supplier Scientific House, Henfield Business Pk, Shoreham Rd, Henfield, South East, BN5 9SLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria