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Published 1 Sept 2021, 15:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,700,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 15 Oct 2021awarded 25 Jan 2022
Framework period 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Mar 2024 · starts 15 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

STEP Manufacturing Support Services Framework” consisting of providing capabilities in the areas of (but not limited to) joining technologies, forming technologies, machining feasibility (including refractory materials), pressurised vessel design and manufacture, DfM experience (also in novel, initial design concepts) and NDE technologies including guidance on enabling design requirements.

CPV: Engineering services · Engineering support services · Mechanical engineering services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
5 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
Framework period
2 yrs 5 mo from 15 Nov 2021

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 5 moPublished value£1,700,000
Contract period: 15 Nov 2021 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs 5 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
71333000 Mechanical engineering services71336000 Engineering support services

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
  • Price
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
  • “STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Sept 2021, 15:08 BST
Last source update
29 Apr 2022, 10:09 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
T/LD124/21
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011063
Classification (CPV)
Engineering servicesEngineering support servicesMechanical engineering services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02dbfa 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
Appointment period ends
15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

15 Oct 2021 → 29 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    15 Nov 2021
  4. Notice published
    29 Apr 2022, 10:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Apr 2022, 10:09 BST
Published amendments (1)

Value increase from £880,000.00 to 3,500,00.00 - extended deadline

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 5latest 25 Jan 2022

5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £3,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework

    Signed
    25 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

  • STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework

    Signed
    25 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

  • STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework

    Signed
    25 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

  • STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework

    Signed
    25 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

  • STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework

    Signed
    25 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

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

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • Ansaldo NuclearFramework contractor823821831 Spring Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, UK, WV46JXContact email, phone
  • Doosan Babcock LimitedFramework contractor21.001.8909 Porterfield Road, Renfrew, UK, PA4 8DJContact email, phone
  • Frazer-Nash Consultancy LtdFramework contractorGB 564 1039 56 Hill Park Court, Springfield Drive, , Leatherhead, UK, KT22 7NL Contact email, phone
  • Nuclear AMRC (University of Sheffield)Framework contractorRC00067 Western Bank, SHEFFIELD, UK, S10 2TNContact email, phone
  • Rolls-Royce Submarines LtdFramework contractor00620485 Atlantic House, Derby, UK, DE21 7BEContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.