Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Ultra Precision Diamond Turning Lathe System
Authority: AWE PLC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAWE has a requirement for a replacement Ultra Precision Diamond Turning Lathe capability within our facilities.
This procurement is part of an obsolescence programme that aims to purchase a replacement diamond turning lathe system to replace AWE's ageing Precitech Nano 250 unit used to make highly accurate components used in various physics experiments.
The principal requirements are to:
Delivery, installation, and commission of a single new Ultra Precision Diamond Turning Lathe to be carried out at AWE, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PR.
Provide training as part of the commission of the new instrument.
Supplier capability to provide a support package for at least 5 years for maintenance and repairs support. Quantity or scope: Estimated Range excluding VAT: between 500,000 and 600,000 Currency: GBP
CPV: Lathes · Lathes, boring and milling machine tools · Purchase
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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).
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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).
- Suitability
As detailed within the PQQ document
- Suitability
As detailed within the PQQ document
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed within the PQQ document
Minimum: As detailed within the PQQ document - Economic & financial standing
As detailed within the PQQ document
Minimum: As detailed within the PQQ document - Technical & professional ability
As detailed within the PQQ document
Minimum: As detailed within the PQQ document - Technical & professional ability
As detailed within the PQQ document
Minimum: As detailed within the PQQ document
- Second stage candidates
- 3–5 candidates invited to tender
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2023, 11:18 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2023, 11:18 BST
- Authority reference
1656- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-027466- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04018aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment based on successful completion of key milestones as part of supplier proposal (Delivery, installation, commissioning etc.)
- Other terms
Due to security requirements for AWE, part of the PQQ will include an evaluation of supplier Security.
- Review procedure
In accordance with the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, AWE will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period form the date that the contract award decision is communicated to tenderers.
Publisher note: Please find full description of procurement within PQQ document set.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Sept 2023 → 18 Oct 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published18 Sept 2023, 11:18 BST
- Submission deadline18 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.